The 2020 program of Reel Abilities at Montclair State was a rousing success! We shared many ideas and perspectives and look forward to sharing more. Learn about our 2021 program now!
View and listen to some of our 2020 programming and commentary below:
Blind Love
Listen to Live “Conversations with…” Blind Love Actors and Creators (Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.)
Audio PlayerWatch all the Blind Love episodes here:
Carol of the Bells
“Conversations With…” Elaine Katz, Kessler Foundation Senior Vice President, interview with Joey Travolta, Director of Carol of the Bells
Watch the CAROL OF THE BELLS trailer
Joey Travolta also recently completed Let’s Work, a documentary that follows eight adults with disabilities on their successful employment journeys. Watch Let’s Work now
Vision Portraits
“Conversations With …” Rodney Evans, Director of Vision Portraits:
All 2020 NJ events
Is dating different when you're blind? This is the question the new docu-series "Blind Love" tackles as it follows four single, blind millennials in their quest for love. ReelAbilities NJ is proud to screen the series and host a post-screening conversation with the actors and creators. The ReelAbilities NJ Film festival is made possible by a generous grant from Kessler Foundation.
"Vision Portraits" offers an in-depth exploration of the creative paths of blind and visually impaired artists including a photographer, dancer, writer and filmmaker. ReelAbilities NJ is proud to screen "Vision Portraits" and host a post-screening conversation with Writer and Director Rodney Evans. The ReelAbilities NJ Film festival is made possible by a generous grant from Kessler Foundation.
A young man with a troubled past seeks out his biological mother. His world is turned upside down upon discovering that she is developmentally disabled. Unable to work through this new discovery on his own, the man's wife takes matters into her own hands forcing her husband to face the truth and heal the past. ReelAbilities NJ is proud to screen "Carol of the Bells" and host a post-screening conversation between Joey Travolta and Elaine Katz, Senior Vice President at Kessler Foundation. The ReelAbilities NJ Film festival is made possible by a generous grant from Kessler Foundation.
A young man with a troubled past seeks out his biological mother. His world is turned upside down upon discovering that she is developmentally disabled. Unable to work through this new discovery on his own, the man's wife takes matters into her own hands forcing her husband to face the truth and heal the past. ReelAbilities NJ is proud to screen "Carol of the Bells" and host a post-screening conversation between Joey Travolta and Elaine Katz, Senior Vice President at Kessler Foundation. The ReelAbilities NJ Film festival is made possible by a generous grant from Kessler Foundation.
A young man with a troubled past seeks out his biological mother. His world is turned upside down upon discovering that she is developmentally disabled. Unable to work through this new discovery on his own, the man's wife takes matters into her own hands forcing her husband to face the truth and heal the past. ReelAbilities NJ is proud to screen "Carol of the Bells" and host a post-screening conversation between Joey Travolta and Elaine Katz, Senior Vice President at Kessler Foundation. The ReelAbilities NJ Film festival is made possible by a generous grant from Kessler Foundation.