Towards a Superfest Origin Story | Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal

Emily Beitiks

Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability

Keywords

disability, film, film festival

Abstract

This article looks at the origin of Superfest, the world’s longest running disability film festival. It is based on an interview between Emily Beitiks, Associate Director of the Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability and Superfest co-director, and Superfest founding member Peni Hall. The conversation took place remotely in December 2021.

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Published

Feb 4, 2022

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 4 (2022): Special Issue: Disability and Film and Media

Section

Multimedia

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Author Biography

Emily Beitiks, Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability

Emily Beitiks is Associate Director of the Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability and Superfest co-director.

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