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The International Media Festival on Disabilities

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SUPERFEST XIX, International Media Festival on Disabilities 1999 Awards:

SUPERFEST International Media Festival on Disabilities is an annual media festival produced by the Corporation on Disabilities and Telecommunication. SUPERFEST honors works that positively and realistically portray the disability experience or warrant technical merit. The following contains a list and description of the award winners of SUPERFEST XIX, (1999). For more information about next year's festival contact CDT, P.O. Box 1107, Berkeley CA 94701 or e-mail them at: SUPERFEST@aol.com

SUPERFEST XIX (1999) Awards List

Best of Festival

• Sunny's Ears

Spirit of Superfest (by makers with disabilities)

• Face First

Awards of Excellence

• If I Can't Do It
• Metroland: Big Time

Achievement Awards

• Bay TV LIFE:1996 Paralympics
• Educational Interpreting
• Face First
• Raymond's Portrait
• Recreation for Everyone
• Spokeman

Merit Awards

• Challenge (Technical)
• A Different View (Content)
• Family Challenges (Subject Treatment)
• Fred's Story (Creative Treatment)
• Hope & Solutions for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Content)
• Laulima: Working Together (Artistic and Cultural Representation)
• Teach Me To . (Content)
• This Drawing Looks Intelligent (Content)
• The Unknown Soldier (Content)
• The Women's Foundation (Content)

SUPERFEST XIX

Description of Award Winners

Title: Bay TV LIFE: 1996 Paralympics (video, 42 min.)
Producer: Tim Flannigan
Distributor: Bay TV 926 Fillmore St. #102 San Francisco, CA 94117 (415) 885-6285, timflann@aol.com
Content: This program shows several disabled athletes from the San Francisco Bay Area as they prepared to compete in the 1996 Paralympics that was held that August in Atlanta, Georgia. Interviews are interspersed with pieces that show the athletes preparing for their event, as well as footage from other sources.
Superfest Award(s): Award of Achievement
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Title: Challenge (video, 28 min.)
Producer: Amy Kaplan
Distributor: Fanlight Productions, ATTN: Cynthia Conti 4196 Washington St., Suite 2 Boston, MA 02131 (800) 937-4113, cynthia@fanlight.com
Content: "Challenge" breaks the mold and shows people with physical and developmental disabilities participating and excelling in athletic events alongside non-disabled individuals. This program introduces us to people with a variety of disabilities who are rock climbers, wheelchair tennis players, golfers, and downhill and cross-country skiers.
Superfest Award(s): Award of Merit (Technical)
Purchase Price: $195.00
Rental Price: $50.00/day

Title: A Different View (video, 28 min.)
Producer: Lori Power
Distributor: Lori Power 16240 NE 14th St. Bellevue, WA 98008 (425) 373-3389, consumeradvocacy@yahoo.com
Content: This work is intended to destigmatize mental illness and illustrate people succeeding in life with the illness. Written, produced, and filmed by consumers who receive mental health services, "A Different View" shows footage of individuals with mental illness that is hopeful and positive.
Superfest Award(s): Award of Merit (Content)
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Title: Educational Interpreting (video, 28:06 min.)
Producer: David Conyer
Distributor: David Conyer 52 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY 14623 (716) 475-6535, dkcntv@rit.edu
Content: This program is part of a series designed to better understand various concepts related to educational interpreting. This program is a creative approach to assist high school students to better understand the roles, laws, consumer rights and strategies for securing interpreting services. (Open captioned)
Superfest Award(s): Award of Achievement
Purchase Price: $65.00
Rental Price: N/A

Title: Face First (video, 29 min.)
Producer: Mike Grundmann
Distributor: Fanlight Productions, ATTN: Cynthia Conti 4196 Washington St., Suite 2 Boston, MA 02131 (800) 937-4113, cynthia@fanlight.com
Content: In "Face First," the filmmaker and three other individuals with facial birth defects open old, surgically sealed wounds to spill stark anecdotes about the physical pain of corrective procedures, coupled with the psychological sting of ridicule and rejection. The survival of the profiled individuals affords comic relief and, by adulthood, they possess strengths that shape their careers.
Superfest Award(s): Spirit of Superfest, Award of Achievement
Purchase Price: $195.00
Rental Price: $50.00/day

Title: Family Challenges (video, 25 min.)
Producer: Leslie Kussmann
Distributor: Aquarius Health Care Videos, ATTN: L. Kussmann P.O. Box 1159 Sherborn, MA 01770 (508) 651-2963, aqvideos@tiac.net
Content: When a parent has a disability, everyone in the family is affected. For children, these experiences may profoundly influence their lives and views of the world. In this sensitive, heartwarming film you will hear from three families including the spouse and children. (Captioned)
Superfest Award(s): Award of Merit (Subject Treatment)
Purchase Price: $195.00
Rental Price: $25.00

Title: Fred's Story (video, 27 min.)
Producer: Gayle C. Kranz and Eric A. Neudel
Distributor: PDA, ATTN: G.M. Greider P.O. Box E Gilman, CT 06336 (860) 873-3545, ggreider@pennycorner.com
Content: This work is a first-person life story of a man, once a resident of a large state institution, who now lives and works on his own. Fred takes us along for a day in his life and talks about life inside. Intercut with Fred's reminiscences are excerpts from a state-made promotional film for the institution Fred lived in. Discussion questions are available.
Superfest Award(s): Award of Merit (Creative Treatment)
Purchase Price: $79.00
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Title: Hope & Solutions for OCD (video, 83 min.)
Producer: James Callner
Distributor: American Foundation for OCD & Related Disorders, ATTN: James Callner 435 Alberto Way #3 Los Gatos, CA 95032 (408) 395-8509, awareness9@aol.com
Content: This four-part series reveals tools and strategies for people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Each segment is a presentation from mental health specialists: Dr. A.J. Allen reveals what OCD is and how to treat it; James Callner gives a personal perspective; Dr. Gail Adams tells how to help children in school; and Dr. Herb Gravitz talks about OCD in family settings.
Superfest Award(s): Award of Merit (Content)
Purchase Price: $19.95 segment, $59.95 series
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Title: If I Can't Do It (video, 57 min.)
Producer: Walter Brock
Distributor: Fanlight Productions, ATTN: Cynthia Conti 4196 Washington St., Suite 2 Boston, MA 02131 (800) 937-4113, cynthia@fanlight.com
Content: "If I Can't Do It" is a portrait of one cantankerous and courageous disabled man who, with many others, is pushing for independence and an equal slice of the American pie. A look at what it takes to live with a severely disabling condition such as cerebral palsy, "If I Can't Do It" is the story of an ordinary man confronted by extraordinary circumstances. (Closed captioned)
Superfest Award(s): Award of Excellence
Purchase Price: $245.00
Rental Price: $50.00/day

Title: Laulima: Working Together (video, 29:10 min,)
Producer: Merrie Carol Grain
Distributor: CPAC, ATTN: Eleanor Coffin 1580 Makaloa St., Suite 930 Honolulu, HI 96814 (808) 946-7381, cpac@pixi.com
Content: This is a documentary on four Pacific Islanders whose disabilities may have been critical in the emergence of their artistic expressions. Aithea Serrao, a Hawaiian, became a quilt maker. Makia Malao, another Hawaiian, became a storyteller. Ruby Steffany, a Samoan, and Tony Hema, a Tongan, both became mouth painters. (Closed captioned)
Superfest Award(s): Award of Merit (Artistic and Cultural Representation)
Purchase Price: $25.00
Rental Price: N/A

Title: Metroland: Big Time (video, 25 min.)
Producer: Atul Malhotra
Distributor: Carlton International, ATTN: Stella Williams Carlton Studios, Lenton Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2NA, ENGLAND +44 115 9645329, stella.williams@carltontv.co.uk
Content: "Big Time" follows the progress of a dwarf band, The Vertigoes, as they launch themselves in the music world. It offers an up-close view of the band, whose members have come from careers in pantomime and even dwarf throwing. Now all have big ambitions simply to make good music.
Superfest Award(s): Award of Excellence
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Title: Raymond's Portrait (video, 27 min.)
Producer: Donald Young
Distributor: Fanlight Productions, ATTN: Cynthia Conti 4196 Washington St., Suite 2 Boston, MA 02131 (800) 937-4113, cynthia@fanlight.com
Content: "Raymond's Portrait" is an intimate profile of a young painter born with Down Syndrome. At the age of 19, Raymond Hu has already had numerous solo exhibits, published a book, and even been honored in the Congressional Record. This documentary also traces the challenges and rewards of being one of the first full-inclusion special education students in his high school.
Superfest Award(s): Award of Achievement
Purchase Price: $175.00
Rental Price: $50.00/day

Title: Recreation for Everyone (video, 3 min.)
Producer: Jonathan Newman
Distributor: Jonathan Newman 830 Bancroft Way Berkeley, CA 94710 (510) 849-4663, newnak@jps.net
Content: The video is an incentive piece designed to interest potential participants and donors. In a series of vignettes, people of all ages and abilities are shown participating in a wide variety of exciting sports and recreation activities offered by the Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program (BORP).
Superfest Award(s): Award of Achievement
Purchase Price: $10.00
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Title: Spokeman (video, 90 min.)
Producer: Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundations
Distributor: ATTN: Deborah B. Lewis 2858 Marengo Ave. Altadena, CA 91001 (626) 398-8840, elafoundation@mindspring.com
Content: Written and performed by John Hockenbery, "Spokeman" chronicles his life as a journalist, a human being, and a person with a disability. This performance art piece was originally produced at the American Place Theatre. The ELA Foundation sponsored the archival taping of this performance.
Superfest Award(s): Award of Achievement
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Title: Sunny's Ears (video, 25 min. per episode)
Producer: Gillian Gordon
Distributor: Carlton International, ATTN: Stella Williams Carlton Studios, Lenton Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2NA, ENGLAND +44 115 9645329, stella.williams@carltontv.co.uk
Content: Sunny's Ears is a comedy-drama series for children about a deaf girl and her fight to save the life of a stray dog and have him trained to be her "ears." The lead part was played by a partially deaf actress, and the series also features other young deaf actors.
Superfest Award(s): Best of Festival
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Title: Teach Me To... (video, 11 min.)
Producer: Ellen Walters
Distributor: Film Studies Program, UNCW, ATTN: Ellen Walters 601 S. College Rd. Wilmington, NC 28403 (910) 962-7389, walterse@uncwil.edu
Content: Lisa Richardson is a first-time teacher who uses her disability to stretch the minds of her third graders and redefine their elementary school experience. This documentary was produced by a MFA student in Film and Video at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. (Open captioned)
Superfest Award(s): Award of Merit (Content)
Purchase Price: $19.95
Rental Price: $9.95

Title: This Drawing Looks Intelligent (video, 29 min.)
Producer: M. Baayens
Distributor: M. Baayens, ATTN: Marcel Baayens 1411 W. Edgewater Ave. Chicago, IL 60660 (773) 506-2258, jdistefano@artic.edu
Content: "This Drawing Looks Intelligent" is an independent documentary about art and people with developmental disabilities. Areas covered include vocational choice, communication and cultural expression.
Superfest Award(s): Award of Merit (Content)
Purchase Price: $40.00
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Title: The Unknown Soldier (video, 52 min. per episode)
Producer: Michele Buck
Distributor: Carlton International, ATTN: Stella Williams Carlton Studios, Lenton Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2NA, ENGLAND +44 115 9645329, stella.williams@carltontv.co.uk
Content: "The Unknown Soldier" is a three-part drama set against the backdrop of the First World War. A number of disabled actors played the parts of wounded soldiers, and though ultimately cast for their acting ability, they also brought a real truth to the parts.
Superfest Award(s): Award of Merit (content)
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Title: The Women's Foundation (video, 6 min.)
Producer: Aarin Burch
Distributor: ABP, ATTN: Aarin Burch 1285A 64th St. Emeryville, CA 94608 (510) 547-8848, aarinburch@aol.com
Content: This promotional short illustrates some of the projects funded by the Women's Foundation, including those that benefit women and girls with disabilities.
Superfest Award(s): Award of Merit (Content)
Purchase Price: $20.00
Rental Price: $10.00

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