The Slamdance Unstoppable: On The Road lineup was programmed from major festivals, including Slamdance, Sundance, ReelAbilities, Superfest, and Easterseals Disability Film Challenge. Programmed exclusively by artists with visible and non-visible disabilities, the tour will expand the Slamdance Unstoppable programming into arthouse theaters across the US championing underrepresented voices and fostering accessibility and representation to new audiences across the country.

The Frida Cinema has curated a unique selection from the Slamdance Unstoppable programming featuring the following shorts and feature and will also feature in-person Q&As with local filmmakers. Check out the times and information on the films below!

6:15pm-7:30pm – Shorts Program followed by Q&A w/ Filmmakers

Take Me Home

Call The A.D.A.

Audio Description

Iron Lung

7:30pm – Feature Film

Racewalkers

 

Take Me Home 

Dir. Liz Sargent 

2023 | NR | 17 mins | Narrative | USA

Anna is an adult with a Cognitive Disability living with her mother in Midland Florida. When her mother is unresponsive, she calls her sister for help, but without the language to be believed, Anna is brushed aside. 

Emily returns home and is immediately engulfed in a futile struggle for medical information, while Anna’s world is deconstructed. In this sadness, Anna sees the bigger picture and with a straightforward strength, Anna holds her own. The uncertainty for the sisters’ future independence remains but they are now a team against all odds. 

Call The A.D.A. 

Dir. Nicholas Paul Ybarra 

2024 | NR | 6 mins | Narrative| USA

To traditional law enforcement, a bloody dead body looks like an open-and-shut case of assault, but A.D.A. Agents Badgely and Dawson recognize this death as a byproduct of accessibility standards gone ignored. 

Audio Description 

Dir. Luke Salewski 

2024 | NR | 5 mins | Documentary | USA

Eric, a lonely visually impaired man, lives a mundane life until he makes a birthday wish and starts hearing an unrecognizable voice narrating his life. Now he must find a way to make this annoyance go away and in the process, he forms an unconventional friendship. 

Iron Lung 

Dir. Andrew Reid 

2024 | NR | 12 mins | Documentary | USA

During a severe tropical storm, NORMA PEÑA, a polio survivor reliant on an iron lung, faces imminent death when a power outage disables her life-sustaining machine. Her sister and caretaker, LUISA PEÑA, realizes they’re stranded and unreachable by emergency services till the storm settles. As Norma grapples with mortality, she longs for a final, honest connection with Luisa. 

Racewalkers 

Dir. Phil Moniz, Kevin Claydon 

2024 | NR | 1 HR 20 mins | Documentary | USA

Will could never compete in the sport he’s always loved: racewalking. While struggling to find respect as a coach, Will’s fortunes change when he spots a burnout pitcher with the most impeccable racewalking stride he’s ever seen. Together, Will and Matt team up, face the challenges of a sport that doesn’t want them, and to try to take down the best walker in the country.