THE REASON I JUMP

Based on the best-selling book by Naoki Higashida, THE REASON I JUMP is an immersive cinematic exploration of neurodiversity through the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people from around the world. The film blends Higashida's revelatory insights into autism, written when he was just 13, with intimate portraits of five remarkable young people. It opens a window for audiences into an intense and overwhelming, but often joyful, sensory universe.

Following THE REASON I JUMP, join us for Panel Discussion: Creative Talents of People with Autism. Members of the ground-breaking Austin-based TILT Performance Group, all people with disabilities, will talk about their own creative processes and reasons for making inclusive theater.

THE REASON I JUMP (2020) is an unrated documentary and has a run time of 82 minutes. This film + panel will be shown at Cinema Touching Disability Friday, October 15, 2020.

NOT GOING QUIETLY

A rising star in progressive politics and a new father, 32-year-old Ady Barkan’s life is upended when he is diagnosed with ALS.

But after a confrontation with powerful Senator Jeff Flake on an airplane goes viral, catapulting him to national fame, Ady and a motley crew of activists ignite a once-in-a-generation political movement called “Be a Hero.”

In addition to Ady's closing comments, we hope you'll stick around for Panel discussion: My Path to Self-Advocacy. CTD's Dennis Borel interviews Renee Lopez and Danny Saenz, long time advocates with ADAPT of Texas, among other organizations, about their introduction to self-advocacy and the decades of activism that followed.

NOT GOING QUIETLY (2021) is an unrated documentary and has a run time of 96 minutes. This film + panel will be shown at Cinema Touching Disability Saturday, October 16, 2020.