THANK YOU for making the first-ever Best Seat in the House Festival a great success! We look forward to bringing you more great films and local stories in the years to come.
Be sure to visit SuperFest, the International Disability Film Festival, coming to Berkeley June 20 - 22!
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Working with the diverse community of wheelchair users right here in the San Francisco Bay Area, where the original independent living movement began only 3 decades ago, KRCB Public Broadcasting proudly presented The Best Seat in the House Festival in Spring 2008.
Creatively using film, television, radio, and the Internet to challenge stereotypes, promote dialog, and envision a universally accessible future, this first-ever festival included:
Television Special, April 1, 9:00 PM
The award winning documentary film “Rolling,” tells the story of three individuals in wheelchairs from their own unique perspectives.
“Rolling” was also presented in Santa Rosa and Oakland; in Santa Rosa, Galen Buckwalter, one of the subjects of “Rolling,” was a featured guest.
Neighborhood Film Series, April 5 – 12, presented in partnership with the Sonoma County Library, Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, Berkeley Library, and Oakland Library, along with local and national disability advocacy organizations from the North and East Bay areas. The Festival traveled to various locations, providing the local community with innovative films and open-minded dialog.
Find out when the Festival rolls into your neighborhood.
Volunteers are still needed!!
Local Stories highlighting several Bay Area individuals who use wheelchairs… people that you may not immediately think of when you imagine wheelchair users. These will be broadcast on television, radio, and the Internet, starting in the second half of March, part of the “One in 5 Project,” telling stories about the 20% of Americans with disabilities.
Interactive web features, featuring streaming audio, video, and an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the local community of individuals in wheelchairs. Volunteers are still needed!!
Volunteer Opportunities:
Contact Robin Metalitz at (707) 584-2005 or online.
Underwriting Opportunities:
Contact Stan Marvin at (707) 584-2010
Local Stories (The “One in 5″ Project):
David Levitt Waxman (production) at (707) 584-2023 or here.
Susan Levitt Waxman (recruitment) at (415) 377-7407.
Help us publicize the Festival. Download a promotional poster and hang it up all over town!
