ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York

09/10/2026

Only 3 DAYS left to submit your film to ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York 2027 by the regular deadline!

SUBMIT 🎥 Filmfreeway.com/ReelAbilities

And while you're there, read through reviews from other filmmakers!

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09/09/2026

Next month is National Disability Employment Awareness Month ( )! There is still time to book a ReelAbilities Workplace program.

Host a ReelAbilities film and conversation to achieve meaningful transformation and create a shared space of respect and inclusion in which co-workers can reflect, share and learn from one another.

Learn more and get in touch at ReelAbilities.org/Workplace

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09/07/2026

Our Labor Day free stream promo ends tonight! Use code LABOR for one free film on ReelAbilities Stream.

🎥 ReelAbilities.org/Stream
🔐 Use code LABOR by 11:59pm ET on September 7

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09/04/2026

Watch ReelAbilities films this holiday weekend!

We have 100 films to choose from, including new titles TO MY FATHER featuring Troy Kotsur, AS YOU ARE by Daisy Friedman featuring Bri Scalesse and Estefania Giraldo, DOSH by Radha Mehta, and DEAF GIANTS by Peter Hoffman Kimball.

🔐 Use code LABOR for one free stream through September 7
🎥 reelabilities.org/stream

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09/03/2026

REMINDER - ReelAbilities Pittsburgh begins tonight! Join in person or virtually through September 13.

TICKETS 🎟️ reelabilities.org/pittsburgh

Tickets are on sale for ReelAbilities Film Festival: Pittsburgh!

The festival runs September 3-13 at Point Park University's Pittsburgh Playhouse. Additionally, select films will be available to stream on-demand in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia from September 4–13.

TICKETS 🎟️ reelabilities.org/pittsburgh

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09/01/2026

Listen to ReelAbilities CEO Isaac Zablocki on Shawna & LaLa's podcast!

Podcast Episode · Shawna and LaLa: Life Beyond The Mic · August 27 · 41m

08/31/2026

It's season! Engage with our Reel Education program or share it with an educator in your life.

Reel Education provides FREE resources for educators and administrators to teach students about disability through ReelAbilities films. We teach inclusion, empathy, universal design, mental health and stereotypes, as well as attitudinal and employment barriers.

Learn more 📓 https://reelabilities.org/reeleducation

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1- Black graphic with the Reel Education logo and film stills from CODA, Facing the Falls, and Macropolis.
2- White and orange graphic with text "How it Works. 1.
Look through the age-groups below and select the film you would like to share with your students. 2. Fill out a film request form. 3. Check your email for a video link, password, and lesson plan. 4. If you have any issues please contact [email protected].

08/28/2026

We saved the best for last! Director of Engagement Lawrence Carter-Long talks about how ReelAbilities is transforming disability representation in media on the Red Carpet.

Full interview on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/TOMiyiCFsP4
Interview by Pavar Snipe
Video by Limitless Laughs Productions

Watch all of the Red Carpet interviews on our YouTube.

[Video Description: Lawrence speaks into a microphone on the ReelAbilities red carpet.]

08/26/2026

Did you know women are more likely to receive a misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis?

This , we’re highlighting two films that touch on this. Learn from BEAR by Kate Hammer through ReelAbilities Workplace and watch NEURODIVERGENT by Afton Quast Saler on demand through ReelAbilities Stream.

🎬 ReelAbilities.org

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08/25/2026

film HORSEGIRLS is now available to buy and rent! Find it on Apple TV, Prime Video, Google Play, and Fandango.

MORE INFO 🎥 sumerianpictures.com/movies/horsegirls

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