ABILITIES ARTS FESTIVAL 2007
November 1 - 4, 2007
PROJECTIONS 2 presented 39 outstanding and diverse films including documentaries, shorts,
animations and experimental films which were written, produced, directed and/or starred
individuals with disabilities from around the globe. Through the power of film,
PROJECTIONS 2 provided an opportunity to engage, stimulate discussion, challenge
perceptions and expand awareness or simply entertain.
In addition to the screenings, PROJECTIONS 2 included post screening discussions with
outstanding film-makers Paul Nadler, David Mitchell and Sharon Snyder, Ewan Marshall,
Shira Avni, Kathy Slamen and others. An awards ceremony topped off four exciting days
of film screenings, dialogue and fun.
Paul Nadler
Director: Braindamadj'd Take II
Best Documentary Feature and 2007 Audience Award
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David Mitchell & Sharon Snyder
Directors:
Disability Takes On the Arts
Best Documentary Short
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Shira Avni
Director: John and Michael
Honourable Mention
Animated Film
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Deiren Masterson
Director: Revel in the Light
with film subject Rebecca Beayni
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Ewan Marshall
Director: Urban Myth
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Kathy Slamen
Director: Claire Obscure
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November 1 - 4, 2007
From over 80 feature films that were received from around the globe, 39 films from 17
countries were selected for screening in PROJECTIONS 2: An international Disability
Film Festival.
Of these 39 exceptional films, Abilities Arts Festival presented 12 with "Best Of"
awards or Honourable Mentions. Braindamaj'd Take II won the Audience Award while The
Epidemic received Honourable Mention.
2007 Award Winning Films
Braindamadj'd – Take II (Canada)
Director: Paul Nadler
Best Documentary Feature and 2007 Audience Award
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Invitation to the Dance (Germany)
Director: Gerhard Schick
Honourable Mention
Documentary Feature
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Every Time You Look at Me (UK)
Director: Alrick Riley
Best Dramatic Feature
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The Man Who Couldn't Dance (New Zealand)
Director: Barry Prescott
Best Dramatic Short
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Nectar (UK)
Director: Liz Crow
Honourable Mention
Dramatic Short
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Disability Takes on the Arts (USA)
Directors: D Mitchell/S Snyder
Best Documentary Short
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The Crippendales (UK)
Director: Havana Marking
Honourable Mention
Documentary Short
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Whole – A Trinity of Being (South Africa/USA)
Director: Shelly Barry
Best Experimental Film
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Forbidden Acts (USA)
Director: Todd Herman
Honourable Mention
Experimental Film
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I Were Torn Between the Parrot and The Armadillo (UK)
Director: Jenni Meredith
Best Animated Film
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John and Michael (Canada)
Director: Shira Avni
Honourable Mention
Animated Film
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The Epidemic (Denmark)
Director: Niels Frandsen
Audience Award
Honourable Mention
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Check Out the Full Listings of Films Screened
 A World Without Bodies (Sharon Snyder and David Mitchell, USA, 2003)
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Andy (Terrence Healy, USA, 2004)
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Black Sun (Gary Tarn, UK, 2005)
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 Braindamadjd – Take II (Paul Nadler, Canada, 2006)
Best Documentary Feature
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Claire Obscure (Kathy Slamen, Canada, 1993)
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Disability Takes On the Arts (Sharon Snyder and David Mitchell, USA, 2004)
Best Documentary Short
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Every Time You Look At Me (Alrick Riley, UK, 2004)
Best Dramatic Feature
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Forbidden Acts (Todd Herman, USA, 2006)
Honourable Mention Experimental Film
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Growth (Anja Hiddinga & Leendert Pot, Netherlands, 2003)
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Hidden (Tania Dichi Hamui, Mexico, 2005)
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Home less (Kelly Haydon, Canada, 2006)
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I Were Torn Between the Parrot and the Armadillo (Jenni Meredith, UK, 2003)
Best Animated Film
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Invitation to the Dance (Gerhard Schick, Germany, 2006)
Honourable Mention Documentary Feature
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John and Michael (Shira Avni, Canada, 2004)
Honourable Mention Animated Film
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L'Homme de compagnie (The Playmate) (D Phillippe Thomas, France, 2002)
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Like A Butterfly (Ewa Pieta, Poland, 2004)
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Mercury Stole My Fire (Anitra Nelson, Australia, 2007)
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Nectar (Liz Crow, UK, 2005)
Honourable Mention Dramatic Short
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Night Swimming (John R Killacky, USA, 2004)
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Not From Where I'm Standing (Samuel Dore & Jez Togwood, UK, 2004)
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Outside / Inside (Nick Pentzell, UK, 2005)
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Revel in the Light (Deiren Masterson, Canada, 2005)
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Self Preservation: The Art of Riva Lehrer (Sharon Snyder and David Mitchell, USA, 2005)
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Shifting Shadows (Jenni Meredith, UK, 2007)
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Strand (Leendert Pot & Anja Hiddinga, Netherlands, 2006)
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Symphony of Silence (Yves J Ma, Canada, 2005)
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The Color of Paradise (Majid Majidi, Iran, 1999)
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The Crippendales (Havan Marking, UK, 2006)
Honourable Mention Documentary Short
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The Devil and Daniel Johnston (Jeff Feuerzieg, USA, 2005)
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The Deaf Man (SDJ Kurs, USA, 2007)
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The Egg (Richard Wilson, UK, 2002)
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The Epidemic (Niels Frandsen, Denmark, 2001)
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The Kids Are Allright (Kerry Richardson, USA, 2005)
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The Man Who Couldn't Dance (Barry Prescott, New Zealand, 2005)
Best Dramatic Short
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The Mircale (Jeffrey Jon Smith, USA, 2007)
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Tricks (Samuel Dore, UK, 2003)
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Urban Myth (Ewan Marshall, UK, 2006)
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Whole – A Trinity of Being (Shelly Berry, South Africa, 2005)
Best Experimental Film
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Wood Diary (David Edwin Meyers, USA, 2006)
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Featured Artist:
Sarah Prescott
The bicycle photo essay started 9 years ago. It started out of my frustration of having my bike stolen
many times. How many of us have locked up a bike only to return and find a tire missing or the whole
thing gone with only a mangled lock remaining?
As the project evolved it took on a new meaning. In 1997 I began getting sick. Since then, I've had
5 major operations and now a stroke. The project changed with my changes. It became a part of me. I
could relate to the bikes lying there, helpless and wounded, with their parts taken away. Every time I
was opened up and another part taken from me, I felt like the bikes. I felt invaded, violated. And
the bikes expressed that.
The photo essay is really about feeling abandoned, left behind and overlooked. In a sense it is my
autobiography. it is a story about my struggle, survival and how I will fit in with my new
disability. I have aphasia. Expressing myself is my disability; the bikes express how I feel.
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