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📣Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 5 at ReelAbilities—a day filled with cinema, community, and creativity!
Enjoy dozens of 💥FREE💥 films & conversations throughout the day.

Reserve your seats now- reelabilities.org/newyork

#freenyc #familyfriendly #whattowatch #RFFNY
thumbnails of films with orange brackets framing them top-left and bottom-right: ReelShorts: (Deaf)iance; ReelShorts: Reflections; ReelShorts: Dream Big; ReelShorts: Neurodivergent; Magnetosphere thumbnails of films with orange brackets framing them top-left and bottom-right: ReelShorts: (Deaf)iance; ReelShorts: Reflections; ReelShorts: Dream Big; ReelShorts: Neurodivergent; Magnetosphere thumbnails of films with orange brackets framing them top-left and bottom-right: ReelShorts: (Deaf)iance; ReelShorts: Reflections; ReelShorts: Dream Big; ReelShorts: Neurodivergent; Magnetosphere thumbnails of films with orange brackets framing them top-left and bottom-right: ReelShorts: (Deaf)iance; ReelShorts: Reflections; ReelShorts: Dream Big; ReelShorts: Neurodivergent; Magnetosphere
March 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Opening weekend of #RFFNY was filled with groundbreaking films, impactful conversations, and community building.

We have more programming happening today through Thursday. Join us!

SCHEDULE 🗓️ reelabilities.org/newyork/schedule
1- Post screening Q&A for Lone Wolves with Matt Foss, Ryan Cunningham, and Lawrence Carter-Long 2- Lillian Carrier of Horsegirls posing on the red carpet 3- Post screening Q&A for My Everything with director Anne-Sophie Bailly and psychotherapist Consuelo Senior 4- Post screening Q&A for ReelShorts with Alex Dvorak, Rachel Handler, Mekhai Lee, Nilou Safinya, and Lawrence Carter-Long 1- Post screening Q&A for Lone Wolves with Matt Foss, Ryan Cunningham, and Lawrence Carter-Long 2- Lillian Carrier of Horsegirls posing on the red carpet 3- Post screening Q&A for My Everything with director Anne-Sophie Bailly and psychotherapist Consuelo Senior 4- Post screening Q&A for ReelShorts with Alex Dvorak, Rachel Handler, Mekhai Lee, Nilou Safinya, and Lawrence Carter-Long 1- Post screening Q&A for Lone Wolves with Matt Foss, Ryan Cunningham, and Lawrence Carter-Long 2- Lillian Carrier of Horsegirls posing on the red carpet 3- Post screening Q&A for My Everything with director Anne-Sophie Bailly and psychotherapist Consuelo Senior 4- Post screening Q&A for ReelShorts with Alex Dvorak, Rachel Handler, Mekhai Lee, Nilou Safinya, and Lawrence Carter-Long 1- Post screening Q&A for Lone Wolves with Matt Foss, Ryan Cunningham, and Lawrence Carter-Long 2- Lillian Carrier of Horsegirls posing on the red carpet 3- Post screening Q&A for My Everything with director Anne-Sophie Bailly and psychotherapist Consuelo Senior 4- Post screening Q&A for ReelShorts with Alex Dvorak, Rachel Handler, Mekhai Lee, Nilou Safinya, and Lawrence Carter-Long
April 27, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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We're highlighting #RFFNY Red Carpet interviews every Friday of #DisabilityPrideMonth!

Steven Verdile of @The Squeaky Wheel spoke with Pavar Snipe about his longstanding relationship with the festival.

Check out the whole interview and others on our YouTube channel ▶️ youtube.com/@ReelAbilitiesFest
July 3, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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#RFFNY18 continues online through this weekend!

Enjoy films from the comfort of your home, complete with captions and audio descriptions.
Purchase by May 3 and watch by May 5.

After you watch, be sure to cast your vote for the Rotten Tomatoes Audience Award!

STREAM 💻 zurl.co/QZlwF
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May 1, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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The 18th annual ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York begins TODAY 👏

Keely Cat-Wells details what to expect at this year's festival in @forbes.com, including must-see films, our Industry Summit, the new Rotten Tomatoes Audience Award, and more

ARTICLE 📰 zurl.co/ozPAi
FEST INFO 🎟️ zurl.co/LocB9
Forbes article by Keely Cat-Wells titled "ReelAbilities Film Festival Is A Masterclass In Narrative Change" with a photo of Mark Ruffalo at ReelAbilities. Quote from article: "Running April 23-30, 2026, across twenty venues spanning all five boroughs, Westchester, Long Island, the Hamptons, and New Jersey, RFFNY is the largest dedicated disability film event in the world, and its 2026 program may be the most topical in its nearly two-decade history. More than 30 films. 100% accessible screenings. A two-day industry summit with keynotes from former AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan and actor-director Michael Patrick Thornton. A new partnership with Rotten Tomatoes.” Quote from article: "'We program films that make the invisible visible, and in 2026, that work has never felt more necessary,' says Isaac Zablocki, co-founder and director of the festival. 'Every film in this lineup insists that disabled lives are complex, normal, and worth the world’s attention.'”
April 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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3 weeks left to submit your film to RFFNY 2026! Learn more + submit here: filmfreeway.com/reelabilities
reelabilities.bsky.social ReelAbilities International @reelabilities.bsky.social · Jun 2
Submit your film to ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York 2026! 🎥

We are looking for films featuring disabled individuals and communities (in front or behind the camera). Find the full guidelines and submission form at filmfreeway.com/reelabilities

#ReelAbilities #FilmFestival
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September 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM