Global InformationSuperfest International Disability Film Festival information
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| Founded | 1970 |
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| Producers | Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability, LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired |
| Language | Primarily English |
| Website | superfestfilm |
Superfest International Disability Film Festival is a juried film festival held in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1] Superfest is the longest-running disability film festival in the world.[2] In addition to featuring films developed by and starring people with disabilities, Superfest aims to be inclusive.[3][4][5][6] The directors also coach the film makers about accessibility of films to people with disabilities.[1] During the film festival, the organizers provide sign language interpreters and film narrators to allow for the attendees with various disabilities to appreciate the films.[7] All of the judges for Superfest are people with disabilities from various community roles, including disability community organizers, disability studies scholars, and film aficionados.[4][5] Superfest closely follows the disability rights slogan: Nothing About Us Without Us.[1]
Stereotypes of disabilities are perpetuated through mainstream media and popular culture.[8][9] The aim of Superfest is to showcase films created by people with disabilities, illustrating real life experiences of disability and how universal the topic of disability can be.[4][5][1] Some film submissions are what the disability community refers to as inspiration porn.[10] These stories are generally regarding people with disabilities completing a great feat, in spite of their disabilities, and never approach the topic of discrimination of people with disabilities or the social standards to which people with disabilities are held.[1] Attendees express they can be authentic at Superfest and speak openly about their experiences.[10]
Superfest is held over a weekend and is considered more of a cultural event than a film festival.[1]
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- ^ Aguilar, Rose; Flynn, Laura (October 19, 2016). "Your Call: Superfest, the world's longest running disability film festival". kalw.org/. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ Farrell, Jonathan. "Op-Ed: Audio Describer donates her voice to help those with disabilities". Digital Journal. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
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- ^ Ghenis, Alex. "Superfest International Disability Film Festival Celebrates 30 Years". New Mobility: Life beyond wheels. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ^ Hayes, Michael T.; Black, Rhonda S. (2003). "Troubling Signs: Disability, Hollywood Movies and the Construction of a Discourse of Pity". Disability Studies Quarterly. 23 (2): 114. doi:10.18061/dsq.v23i2.419. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ Dahl, Marilyn (1993). "The Role of the Media in Promoting Images of Disability- Disability as Metaphor: The Evil Crip". Canadian Journal of Communication. 18 (1). doi:10.22230/cjc.1993v18n1a718. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
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