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“Monty Mouse”, Dir. Deanna Dewey (UK)
World Premiere

5:30 Animation :: Monty Mouse is different – can he find a new friend who will accept him for who he is?

• Trailer:
• Web: http://www.gullfilms.com/

Tags: Acceptance, Disability  Culture, Compassion, Animation

ReelHeART Director’s Programmer Note: A wonderful entry into the field of “accepting differences” in all of us. Should be curriculum in pre-school and primary schools.

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The Interviewer
*Encore Screening*
13:25  (Petersham, NSW, Australia)
Dir. Genevieve Clay, Dir. Robin Bryan

Thomas Howell gets more than he’s bargained for in a job interview at a prestigious law firm, an insult about his tie, a rendition of Harry Potter and the chance to change the lives of a father and son.

Trailer: http://vimeo.com/45737098
Keywords: Family, Comedy, Drama, Disability Culture, Inclusive Filmmaking

ReelHeART Director’s Programmer Note: Our encore performance of brilliant ‘inclusive casting’ telling a story that we can all learn a lesson from. Split the vote and shared the prestigious “Best of The Fest” prize ReelHeART 2013.

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“An Adventure in Humanity”, Dir. Sean Schiavolin (USA)
Canadian Premiere

33:22 Short Documentary :: Recounting his life after suffering a substantial loss of memory, Father Oscar Sarmiento recalls his traumatic childhood in Cuba and his providential journey to becoming an artist and ultimately a Catholic priest.

• Trailer: None
• Web: None

Tags: Religion, Spiritual, Realism, Post Modern, Culture, Art, Spiritual, Biography, Personal Narrative, Senior/Aging, Disability Culture, Hispanic

ReelHeART Director’s Programmer Note: Such an unusual story about a man who suffered severe memory loss and his only recourse to move forward was to try to re-count the past. Compelling.

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“BulletProof”, Dir. Peter Lazarus (USA)
Canadian Premiere

33:47 Short Film :: ‘Bulletproof’ is the story of young Benny Jackson, who is in danger of losing the beloved family business, the Bulletproof Jackson Saloon to an avaricious developer. ’Bulletproof’ is made by Zeno Mountain Film Camp, where since 2004 they’ve been supporting lifelong friendships between people of diverse abilities through the magic of making films.

• Trailer: https://vimeo.com/62796391
• Web: http://www.zenomountainfarm.com/

Tags: Experimental, Comedy, Drama, Western, Period/Historical, Disability Culture, Inclusive Filmmaking

ReelHeART Director’s Programmer Note: ‘Inclusive casting’ taken to a whole new level in this short, fun, period film re-enactment possibly based on a true life story in the pioneering America West.

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