ReelAbilities: Opening Film Amazing Grace
Schedule
Sun Feb 19 2023 at 07:00 pm to 09:30 pm
Location
Edwards Greenway Grand Palace 24 & RPX, Theater 23, 2nd Floor Entrance, Elevator Level 4 | Houston, TX
About this Event
Join ReelAbilities Houston for the opening film night, featuring opening remarks from Festival chairs Diana Codispoti and Michael McCulloch, the award-winning documentary Amazing Grace, and a reception of honor of past Festival leadership.
Amazing Grace
Grace Fisher was a brilliant musician, proficient at 3 instruments, and on her way to the world famous Berklee College of Music in Boston. At her 17th birthday party she developed a severe pain in her spine. By the time she got to the hospital, she couldn't walk. By that night, she couldn't breathe. Grace Fisher was diagnosed as patient 101 with Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), a rare polio-like disease, with no cure and no clear understanding of why this mysterious illness has ravaged the bodies of over 500 children in the US, most of them under the age of 7. If this had happened 50 years ago, Gracie would be living in an iron lung, but due to medical progress and the astounding strength and perseverance of this brilliant musician, Grace is able to live a rewarding life as a composer of sublime musical scores for full orchestras, presented to sold out audiences.
Director: Lynn Montgomery
Disabilities Represented: Acute Flaccid Myelitis/Quadriplegia, Guillain-Barre Syndrome/Paraplegia
All ReelAbilities Film & Art Festival films and art events are Free of Charge. Advanced Registration is required to reserve your seat. For complete schedule of events please visit: www.reelabilitieshouston.org
Where is it happening?
Edwards Greenway Grand Palace 24 & RPX, Theater 23, 2nd Floor Entrance, Elevator Level 4, 3839 Weslayan Street, Houston, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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