documentaryMon, Sept 19
Harvard Medical School's Howard Weiner looks at some of life's bigger questions in this film.
documentaryThu, Sept 22
Exposing the social and political inequities in the lives of people living with disabilities in Nicaragua.
A FIREHOUSE HALLOWEEN TRADITION!Fri, October 28, 2011
Let's do the time warp again and together watch the movie that is a legendary cult classic!
Thu, September 22, 7pm
A Road Unpaved is a short 30-minute documentary by film makers Taylor Roberts and David Fitzgerald who traveled to Nicaragua on three separate occasions to document what life living with a physical disability is like in an underdeveloped country.
A life with disability is never easy but those difficulties become magnified in a developing country. With no access ramps, no curb cuts in sidewalks, mobility in this second poorest country in the western hemisphere is severely restricted and a small task such as going to the grocery store becomes nearly impossible for one who is wheel-chair bound.
Roberts and Fitzgerald explore what is perhaps the biggest obstacle of all however -- the social stigma and discrimination felt by disabled individuals. This is an unflinching look at the despair that comes from being marginalized by a society.
About the filmmakers. Taylor and David are both senior Film, Video, & Interactive Media majors at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT. They are both in their final semester at Quinnipiac and intend to pursue documentary film work upon graduation.
All tickets (at the door only): $8
Visit the film makers' blog here.
