ReelAbilities 2013 Post Screening Discussions

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Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - Ocean Heaven
Thursday, February 7, 2013 - Mabul (The Flood)
Saturday, February 9, 2013 - Warrior Champions
Sunday, February 10, 2013 - Defining Beauty: Ms. Wheelchair America
Sunday, February 10, 2013 - ¡Henry O!
Monday, February 11, 2013 - Ben X
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - Brain Damadj'd…Take II

Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - Shooting Beauty

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Film: "Ocean Heaven"
Venue: Asia Society Texas Center
Moderator: Elaine Roberts (Division Manager, Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities)

Panelists:

Tara Devine, Ph.D., LPC-5, LMFT-5, LCDC (Director of Therapeutic Services ~ The Monarch School)
Neal Sarahan, Ph.D. (Director of Culture and Transition Services, The Monarch Institute)
Bryant Shaw, Ph.D. (Director of Diagnostic Clinic, The Monarch Institute)

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Film: "Mabul (The Flood)"
Venue: Studio Movie Grill
Moderator: Karol Musher, MA, CCC-SLP (Speech Language Pathologist, Texas Children's Hospital)

Panelists:

Julie Howard PsyD, PhD, Ed, CNHP, CPC, MLI, RID (Therapist)
Ann Turnbach (Avondale House Parent)
Linda Burger (CEO, Jewish Family Service)

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Film: "Warrior Champions"
Venue: Metropolitan Multi-Service Center
Performance: The River
Moderator: Eric Mayer (Chair, ReelAbilities)

Panelists:

David Fowler (Vice President, Paralyzed Veterans of America and President, Paralyzed Veterans of America , Texas Chapter)
Genny Gomez (Adaptive Sports Coordinator, TIRR Memorial Hermann)

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Film: "Defining Beauty: Ms. Wheelchair America"
Venue: Talento Bilingüe de Houston
Performance: Dionysus Theatre (Ana Calvo)
Moderator: Eric Mayer (Chair, ReelAbilities)

Panelists:

Ana Calvo (Director of Transition Services, VAST Academy and Ms. Wheelchair Texas 2009)
Michelle Colvard (Research Administration Manager, MD Anderson Cancer Center and Ms. Wheelchair Texas 2008 and Ms. Wheelchair America 2008)

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Film: "¡Henry O!"
Venue: Congregation Beth Yeshurun
Speaker: Enrique Oliu (Spanish Broadcaster, Tampa Bay Rays)

Monday, February 11, 2013

Film: "Ben X"
Venue: Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center
Performance: Michael Iovine (Dionysus Theatre)
Speaker: Deb Nowinski (Founder, Dionysus Theatre)

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Film: "Brain Damadj'd…Take II"
Venue: Houston Public Library Central Library
Speaker: Cindy Ivanhoe, M.D. (Chief Medical Officer, Mentis Neuro Rehabilitation)

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Film: "Shooting Beauty"
Venue: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Speaker: Courtney Bent (Filmmaker, "Shooting Beauty")