ReelFilm: "To My Father" and "Dear Ani"

Join ReelAbilities Houston for a look into the lives and struggles of two incredible men with remarkable talents and stories. Screenings will be followed by a talkback with this year's featured artist and star of the film "Dear Ani" Keith Wasserman

To My Father

Disability Represented: Deafness, Paralysis

Director: Sean Schiavolin

Description: In March 2022, Troy Kotsur became the first Deaf man to win the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for CODA. During his emotional acceptance speech, Troy paid tribute to his dad, his “hero”. To My Father is the story of Troy’s father’s influence on him beyond the speech that moved millions.

Dear Ani

Disability Represented: Mental Illness, Mental Health

Director: Micah Levin

Description: More than 20 years ago, an aspiring songwriter, Keith Wasserman, began a creatively obsessive correspondence with music icon Ani DiFranco, believing her reply letters were encoded in the lyrics of her songs. Dear Ani is an odyssey of music, art, and mania.

Host or Publisher ReelAbilities Houston Film & Arts Festival