A film festival in New West this weekend is marking the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Inclusion B.C. Foundation and the B.C. Self-Advocacy Foundation are hosting the second annual event, featuring a series of short films produced, programmed and hosted by people with intellectual disabilities.
It’s on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. at the Anvil Centre Theatre.
“This year’s collection of short films, featuring productions from around the world, provides a unique platform to spark dialogue about the rights and opportunities of people with intellectual disabilities,” said Inclusion B.C. Foundation executive director Amy Nugent in a press release. “It also celebrates the ongoing movement towards full inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities, who are still struggling to be recognized as an essential part of Canada’s societal mosaic.”
The festival will include the premiere of Demonstrations of Love, a short documentary produced by Inclusion B.C. Foundation. It explores questions about the past, present and future of the inclusion movement, as seen through the eyes of people with intellectual disabilities and their families.
The New Westminster event is the headline festival of the weekend, and it’s being coordinated with simultaneous screenings by partner groups in four other communities: Kelowna, Victoria, Prince George and Powell River.
The Anvil Centre is at 777 Columbia St. Admission is $5, or free to members of Inclusion B.C. or the B.C. Self-Advocacy Foundation.
See www.inclusionbc.org for more details.
