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on Screen/In person
The Rehoboth Beach Film Society is proud to once again be selected by the Mid-
Atlantic Arts Foundation to be a host site for the On Screen/In Person film touring
program. The goal of this program is to bring the vision of some of the country’s best
independent filmmakers to a broad audience throughout the mid-Atlantic region,
especially in communities with limited access to their work. On Screen/In Person
will tour new independent, American films, including animation, documentaries,
experimental, and narrative work accompanied by the filmmaker.
On Screen/In Person is a six-film series and the Film Society is pleased to be able to
screen one of the films as part of this year’s Festival.
DISLeCKSIa: The MovIe
About one American in seven has some degree of dyslexia. It’s a condition that
makes it hard to learn to read the same way other people do. With some special
techniques, taught or self-invented, most people with dyslexia can learn to
function normally, and many are brilliant, talented, and successful. In the
comic documentary Dislecksia: The Movie, dyslexic director Harvey Hubbell,
with assistance from dyslexic writer Jeremy Brecher and several dyslexic
crewmembers, presents the latest scientific knowledge about dyslexia and the
experiences of dyslexics. Viewers will come to know dyslexics and those who
teach and study them, not just as statistics or talking heads, but as individuals.
And they’ll know a lot about dyslexia: its causes, its effects, and what can be
done about it. Dislecksia: The Movie will give viewers a better understanding
of the condition. It will also give dyslexics and their families hope, as well as a
crash course in how to keep smiling.
[Dir. Harvey Hubbell, 2011, US, DVD, 85 mins.]
Includes post-screening Q&A with the director.
Website: www.dyslexiathemovie.com/films/dislecksia.html
On Screen/In Person is made possible by the Mid Atlantic Arts
Foundation through the generous support of the National Endowment
for the Arts’ Regional Touring Program. A Special thanks to the
Delaware Division of the Arts for additional financial support.
suN NOV 11 10:25 Am-12:05 pm
Upcoming On Screen/In Person screenings:
Feb 23, 2013: Cafeteria Man
Mar 9, 2013: Abel Raises Cain
Apr 20, 2013: What We Need Is The Impossible