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A New Kind of Listening received the 2010 Positive Images in the Media Award from TASH.  Announced at the TASH Annual Conference last week, the award honors films which promote positive images of people with disabilities in all aspects of community life, support the philosophy of independent living and self-determination,…

Polly just returned from Russia where the film was an official selection of the 5th Annual "Breaking Down Barriers" International Film Festival. " During her time in Moscow, Polly met some amazing people including international filmmakers who are working to advance inclusion and disability advocacy issues, parents, and people with…

Polly and Kenny had a great time at the 16th Cucalorus Film Festival. The screening was a great success and the film was very well received. The pre-screening breakfast offered an opportunity to meet local artists and advocates and begin planning for a second Wilmington screening and additional inclusive arts…

Reminder of our upcoming screening at the Cucalorus Film Festival on Saturday, Nov. 13 @ 10:45am at the Thalian Hall,  Box theater. For more info visit festival website HERE.

Polly attended a screening and discussion at UNC-Asheville's Center for Diversity Education on Nov. 2nd. Read more about her visit  by visiting this piece in The Blue Banner.

Our film has been selected to screen at the 16th Cucalorus Film Festival in Wilmington, NC.  The film will screen on Saturday, Nov. 13th @ 10:45 am at the Thalian Hall Ballroom. We will be organizing a gathering of local artists and advocates prior to the screening on Saturday morning. …

The Peterborough, NH Community Screening of A New Kind of Listening on October 4 was well-attended by an enthusiastic crowd of over 100 people, filling the small theater to capacity. The screening was sponsored by Turning Point Theater and its co-directors Richard Reho and Gail Dupre, and the Polus Center…

On September 29th , Polly spoke at a forum on Community, Arts and Development at UNC-Asheville. The forum was sponsored by the Arts & Ideas Program and two classes on Arts and Community taught by Professors Lise Kloeppel and Rebecca Williams. The forum featured grassroots artists who are also community…

We're thrilled to report that A New Kind of Listening has been selected to screen at the Fifth International Disability Film Festival - "Breaking Down Barriers". The 2010 festival will launch on October 16-18 in Sochi, Russia, the site of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, as part of the Cultural…