ReelAbilities Pittsburgh Film Festival
Thursday, September 05, 2024 at 07:30pm
ReelAbilities Pittsburgh Film Festival
Carnegie Science Center
One Allegheny Avenue
Celebrating Our Shared Human Experience
ReelAbilities Pittsburgh showcases films that explore the lives, stories, and artistic expressions of people living with disabilities. Experience a weekend of thought-provoking cinema along with after-parties, special guests, and an artist market.
The 12th annual ReelAbilities Pittsburgh.
7:30pm: Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Super/Man richly documents Christopher Reeve’s meteoric rise to stardom through his portrayal of the iconic superhero, as well as the near-fatal accident that changed his life forever. The film explores Reeve’s transformation into an activist for spinal cord injury treatments and disability rights. Featuring rare extended interviews with his children and A-list Hollywood actor friends (Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels and others), as well as never-before-seen home movies and personal archival materials, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is a fascinating, cinematic exploration of a truly remarkable life. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Official Selection - World Premiere - Sundance Film Festival
"One of the aspects that makes Super/Man so satisfying is that for a biographical film in which tragedy and loss play such a central part, it’s rich in evidence of hope and kindness, gratitude and the resilience of the human spirit." - David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
"Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story paints a rich portrait of Reeve as an individual, celebrity, activist, and family man, bolstered by commentary from his children and friends and, additionally, from Reeve himself." - Nick Schager, The Daily Beast
The welcome will be given by Pittsburgh’s own superman, Ryan Shazier. The film will be followed by an After-Party in the cinema lobby.
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