UAA Films will be free of charge and open to the public with an optional 1 credit 500 level course for those in Anchorage.
- February 21st – Disability, Identity, and Society (UAA 5:45)
This week's showings include clips and shorts from "Disabling Imagery" which comes from Disability Equality in Education and the British Film Institute.
Handouts
Medical Model versus the Social Model of Disability
Treatment of individuals with disabilities in societies
What's in your head: Who put it there?
Related Websites of Interest
British Film institute
http://www.bfi.org.uk/education/teaching/disability/
Disability Social History
http://www.disabilityhistory.org/
- February 28th – The Disability Rights Movement (UAA 5:45)
This week's showings include a short experimental piece called "Disabilit Culture Rap" as well as the documentary titled "My Country" which chronicles the lives of three individuals active yin the Disability Rights Movement.
Handouts
Understanding the argument for Disability Rights
Disability History Timeline
Related Websites of Interest
The Ragged Edge Online Magazine
http://www.ragged-edge-mag.com/
Smithsonian Exhibity on the Disability Rights Movement
http://americanhistory.si.edu/disabilityrights/welcome.html
UC Berkley Site with primary sources
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/drilm/
- March 7th – Murderball with Jackass Episode (UAA 5:45)
This week's showings include the award winning documentary "Murderball" as well as an episode of MTV's popular show "Jackass" in which three of the Murderball athletes are guests.
Handouts
Identiftying and Challenging Stereotypes
In the Funhouse: How We See Ourselves
The Importance of Using People First Language
Related Websites of Interest
Murderball the Movie
http://www.murderballthemovie.com
Think MTV Site
http://www.mtv.com/thinkmtv/features/discrimination/murderball/
- March 8th - Big Enough (Out North 7pm)
For more information about BIG ENOUGH visit http://www.unaff.org/2004/f_big.html
Discussion guide available at http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2005/bigenough/resources_guide.php
- March 14th – Autism is a World with Rain Man (UAA 5:45)
This week's showings include the award winning documentary "Autism is a World" which was written by Whittier College student Sue Rubin who was unable to communicate with others until the age of 13 as well as "Rain Man" which was many people's first introduction to autism.
Handouts
Film synopsis and information on autism as well as facilitated communication
Related Websites of Interest
Autism Is a World site
www.autismisaworld.com
- March 15th -Harding Haulers with Annie Dearest and the Scary Lewis Yell-A-Thon (Out North 7pm)
Harding Haulers is a documentary about UAA professor, inventor, adventurer Jesse Owens crossing Alaska’s massive Harding Icefield. Neurobiologist and paraplegic Dr. Jesse Owens will attend this ON presentation, which features him crossing Harding Icefield in a Kilikart, a device he designed to allow people with mobility difficulties to cross rough terrain. Watch a brief clip at http://www.alaska3d.com/can/videos/hardingclip.avi Two short satirical videos by people with disabilities will also be shown: Annie Dearest and the Scary Lewis Yell-A-Thon.
- March 22nd - Murderball and Disabling imagery (Kenai River Campus)
British Film institute
http://www.bfi.org.uk/education/teaching/disability/
Think MTV Site
http://www.mtv.com/thinkmtv/features/discrimination/murderball
- March 22nd - Shorts with a Difference (Out North 7pm)
People with disabilities are featured in some new short award-winning films. LGBT people who have disabilities are featured in this program of short videos. Included is One Night Sit by Carmelo Gonzalez, a gay filmmaker with Cerebral Palsy, who shows that social barriers are as hard to surmount as physical barriers. Watch a 2-minute clip at http://www.carmelogonzalez.com/ons_trailer.html
- March 28th – My Left Foot with selected clips (UAA 5:45)
This week's showings include "My Left Foot" which tells the story of Chirsty Brown who was born with Cerebral Palsey and learned to write and paint with the only body part he could reliably control, his left foot, as well as "King Gimp" which is the story of Dan Keplinger.
Related Websites
Dan Keplinger's site
www.kinggimp.com
- March 29th - Into the Realms of the Unknown (Out North 7pm)
Raised in an asylum for feeble-minded children, outsider artist Henry Darger created a staggering 15,000-page novel and hundreds of illustrations that continue to inspire artists around the world. For more on this extraordinary film by Oscar-winning director Jessica Yu, visit http://www.realmsoftheunreal.com/
Watch clips of this feature-length film at http://www.vh1.com/movies/movie/249898/trailers.jhtml
Study guide available athttp://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2005/intherealms/for.html
- As Good as it Gets (Mat-Su Campus)
- A Beautiful Mind (Mat-Su Campus)
- April 7 - Murderball and Disabling Imagery (Kachemak Bay Campus)
British Film Institute
http://www.bfi.org.uk/education/teaching/disability/
Think MTV Site
http://www.mtv.com/thinkmtv/features/discrimination/murderball
For more information on films to be shown at Out North call 279-3800 or visit www.outnorth.org
