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15th Anniversary Shorts Retrospective

Take a sneak peek at this year's program, or check out the full line-up below!

Pre-show in the Lobby (Friday and Saturday, 6:00)

• In conjunction with featured short TILLY'S SYMPHONY, multi-instrumentalist Tilly Jones will perform live with local musician Eric Clow!
• Sets and art from featured stop-motion short THE PURR-FECT DREAM, by students from the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired! note: THE PURR-FECT DREAM screens Friday night only.
• Registration table: Limited edition 15teh Annual CTDFF t-shirts and tote bags (design below), on sale ONLY at the Fest!

Thanks to Emily Andujar for the design!

Friday

7:00 Theater Doors Open

7:20 Intro and Welcome

7:30 Screening: TILLY'S SYMPHONY with intro by Tilly Jones

Teemage Tilly Jones, who has cerebral palsy among other conditions, plays five musical  instruments and has learnt to construct classical pieces for both string ensembles and more recently, a full orchestra. Despite all the challenges she faces, her determination to write and play music is strong. This short documentary reveals Tilly’s great ambitions to fulfill her passion of music and the hard work she faces to get there.

7:40 Screening: THE PURRR-FECT DREAM 

Walter dreams of becoming a kitty cat. He travels with his friends to the Planet Droo in search of the wizard who can turn him into a cat. He and his friends have thrilling and dangerous encounters along the way. Is this real or is this a dream? Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's poem A Dream Within A Dream.

Post-film discussion by students from the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

7:50 Screening: winners of the 2018 Short Film Competition (non-documentary division)

As always, we bring you the best in international disability cinema with the winners from this year's Short Film Competition. Don't miss your chance to vote for Audience Favorite!

9:10 Screening: retrospective shorts I

To celebrate 15 years of Cinema Touching Disability, we're proud to present a retrospective program, with selected short films from our Short Film Competition. Revisit favorites from all over the globe that have screened at past Fests!

• THE 21ST CHROMOSOME
• MY DAD MATTHEW
• THE QUIET ONES
• GHOSTS
• WHEELS OF FORTUNE
• JUST, GO! (right)

10:00 Theater Doors Close

Saturday

7:00 Theater Doors Open

7:15 Intro and Welcome

7:25 Screening: TILLY'S SYMPHONY with intro by Tilly Jones

Teenager Tilly Jones, who has cerebral palsy among other conditions, plays five musical instruments and has learnt to construct classical pieces for both string ensembles and more recently, a full orchestra. Despite all the challenges she faces, her determination to write and play music is strong. This short documentary reveals Tilly’s great ambitions to fulfill her passion of music and the hard work she faces to get there.

7:35 Screening: winners of the 2018 Short Film Competition (documentary division)

As always, we bring you the best in international disability cinema with the winners from this year's Short Film Competition. Don't miss your chance to vote for Audience Favorite!

8:25 Pen 2 Paper featured authors

A short reading, with work written and read by local authors with disabilities, selected by CTD's Pen 2 Paper creative writing contest.

8:35 Screening retrospective shorts II

To celebrate 15 years of Cinema Touching Disability, we're proud to present a retrospective program, with selected short films from our Short Film Competition. Revisit favorites from all over the globe that have screened at past Fests!

• SILENT
• BE MY BROTHER (right)
• THE SPECIALS
• BENEATH THE SURFACE

9:20 Screening: SHATTERING STEREOTYPES ON MT. EVEREST with intro by Gene Rodgers

Meet a group of disabled adults with a mission to climb the world's tallest mountain. Organized by CTD in 2003, this record-breaking expedition truly shows us all that there are no limits.

Video greeting by Team Everest 03 Expedition Leader Gary Guller and live Q&A with Team Everest 03 team members Gene Rodgers, Riley Woods, and Joni Rogers!

10:00 Close of Festival