Superfest 2020 occurred online Friday, October 16th, Saturday, October 17th, and Sunday, October 18th. Read below to check out the blurbs for 2020’s films!
Friday, October 16th
The God-Given Talent (5:35 pm)
Disability Justice Award for Charles Blackwell
USA, 2018 (Feature Film, 70 min)
Blind Oakland poet, painter, playwright, and teacher Charles Curtis Blackwell had a challenging upbringing in California and Mississippi. This sensitive documentary explores his current creative life rooted in loss, love, pain, and redemption.
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Saturday, October 17th
High Flying Jade (2:05 pm)
Best of Festival: Documentary
USA/Vietnam, 2019 (Documentary Short, 22 min)
Follow the true story of a bipolar American white woman who tries to manage her unique brain chemistry by running away to join the circus in Hồ Chí Minh City.
The Secret Life of Tom Lightfoot (2:27 pm)
UK, 2020 (Dramatic Short, 10 min)
Tom Lightfoot works at a call center that answers anybody’s questions about absolutely anything. The talented co-workers know an awful lot, except about Tom himself, who holds secrets inside. And studying for a PhD in bird migration isn’t even half of it.
ReAct (2:37 pm)
Japan, 2019 (Dramatic Short, 4 min)
A self-employed Japanese wheelchair dancer born with Spina Bifida confronts the elements, natural and human in lyrical, unexpected ways.
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Sweet Solace (2:41 pm)
France, 2019 (Dramatic Short, 10 min)
A penniless, whimsical street musician smiles when two blind passersby encounter one another, catapulting all three into his imaginary world of movies and music.
Sign at All Times (2:51 pm)
Advocacy Award
USA, 2019 (Documentary Short, 8 min)
A young skateboarder shares his journey to find pride in his Deaf identity.
Indimenticabile (2:59 pm)
Italy, 2019 (Dramatic Short, 20 min)
Luna, who has Cerebral Palsy, and Angel, a sex worker, share an unusual story of love, which challenges the cages and the judgment of others.
Sunday, October 18th
Verisimilitude (2:05 pm)
Best of Festival: Narrative
UK, 2020 (Dramatic Short, 14 min)
A narrative short about an unemployed disabled actress who takes a job to advise an up-and-coming British film star on how to be disabled for his latest role. But will he win an award?
My Grito (2:19 pm)
Juror’s Choice
USA, 2018 (Documentary Short, 5 min)
A story about a young man, Cristian, and his love for mariachi music, which leads him to seek out his own grito for his communication device.
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating (2:24 pm)
Innovation in Craft Award
USA, 2019 (Dramatic Short, 15 min)
When a woman is bedridden by a mysterious pathogen, a forest snail unexpectedly takes up residence on her nightstand. Together, they share an intimate journey of survival and resilience in this live-action true story, adapted from the award-winning memoir of the same title.
Garden Variety (2:39 pm)
USA, 2018 (Dramatic Short, 5 min)
A mockumentary about a disabled person’s garden and his unwarranted admirers.
*Note: This film was invited by the Producers of Superfest and was not selected by the jury.
Wheelchair Wendy (2:44 pm)
USA, 2018 (Dramatic Short, 6 min)
An eager-to-please doll in a wheelchair is placed in the perfect world of the narcissistic Barbara and must find a way to fit in or be thrown in the trash.
Alternative Ways of Being Human (2:50 pm)
Finland, 2019 (Dramatic Short, 7 min)
Used assistive devices take on second lives in this documentary about a passionate sculptor in Finland.
Single (2:57 pm)
USA, 2020 (Dramatic Short, 14 min)
Kim, who was born with one arm, gets set up on a blind date. When she finally meets Jake, she quickly realizes he also has a physical disability, and she is pissed.
Stand Up (3:12 pm)
USA, 2019 (Dramatic Short, 8 min)
For all her life, 30-year-old Jazmine who uses a wheelchair has wanted to be an actress. Meeting Ruth, while navigating the tough world of stand-up comedy, she learns that accessibility isn’t just about physical space.
