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Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
The Art of Negative Thinking
Original Title: Kunsten å tenke negativt
Director: Bård Breien
Running Time: 79 minutes
Language:
In Native Norwegian with English Subtitles
Shown with the following shocking short subjects: 
Stubborn and Spite
Director: Lou Birks
Running Time: 3 minutes
Language: English
Celebrity Shotgun
Director: Mat Fraser
Running Time: 6 minutes, 25 seconds
Language: English
The Trouble With Syndromes
Directors: The Perry Brothers
Running Time: 2 minutes, 24 seconds
Language: Offensive to most Grandmothers.
Next @ the disTHIS! Film Series on Wednesday, May 7th: Our 2nd Anniversary Criptastic Celebration ... featuring politically incorrect flicks and live hijinks with actor Mat Fraser and comedian Liz Carr from the BBC's award winning OUCH podcast direct from London, England! Complete details available online at: http://disthis.org/May2008.htm..Strap into your scooters, turn up your hearing aides and sedate your service animals as we welcome disTHIS! faves actor Mat Fraser (Born Freak, Everytime You Look At Me) and comedian Liz Carr (Abnormally Funny People) LIVE & IN PERSON to our May 7th screening. The hosts of the BBC's gloriously criptastic, gleefully politically incorrect award-winning OUCH podcast will join in our 2nd anniversary celebration by proudly and defiantly putting 'diss' back into disability with a mix of comedy flicks and hilarious live hijinks. Can we persuade Liz and Mat to play the popular disability quiz game, "Vegetable, Vegetable and Vegetable" with our live audience? WHAT?! You haven't heard the podcast yet? Need to catch-up? Experience the special podcast made for "people just like you" before the big event, go here to listen: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/podcast DISCLAIMER: Not recommended for the humor-impaired!
In addition to the inspiring presence of both Mat & Liz, we'll be screening the following transgressive flicks:
-- THE ART OF NEGATIVE THINKING Described as Lars Von Triers THE IDIOTS meets ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOOS NEST, director Bård Breien spoofs the power of positive thinking in this award-winning Norwegian black comedy, which picks fun at both tragic and heroic disability stereotypes. In NEGATIVE THINKING, Ingvild (Kirsti Eline Torhaug) has had it with Geirr (Fridtjov Såheim), her cantankerous, newly-disabled boyfriend. He sits in his darkened room all day watching Vietnam movies and listening to Johnny Cash records, often with a gun within reach. In an attempt to force Geirr to face his inner demons, Ingvild invites to their fancy home a group of disabled folks who specialize in what some might call an overly optimistic approach to Geirr's problems for an intervention. Problem is, Geirr (and his gun) ain't buyin'... Presented in Norwegian with English subtitles. Running time: 79 minutes.
-- STUBBORN AND SPITE Ever get frustrated when you can't find an accessible parking spot? Witness the mayhem which ensues when two disabled drivers fight over who should get the last disabled spot - with drastic, and often hilarious consequences. Running time: 3 minutes
-- CELEBRITY SHOTGUN The UK's vibrant and raucous company, Heart'n'Soul, teamed up with actor (and first time film director) Mat Fraser to collectively create a short film about revenge against cheating husband Tom Harry at the hands of his wife and secretary. Created and performed by artists with learning disabilities. Running Time: 6 minutes, 25 seconds
-- THE TROUBLE WITH SYNDROMES Ever find keeping the names and symptoms of different conditions exhausting? Apparently these guys did too. Don't know much about it except to say that a disTHIS! regular sent us a link to watch from YouTube. We laughed -- even though we knew we shouldn't. Thought you might enjoy a look as well. Running Time: 2 minutes, 24 seconds
When: Wednesday, May 7th
Time: 6:30 to 10pm. Screening starts promptly at 7pm.
Where:
DCTV @ The Firehouse
3rd Floor Screening Room
87 Lafayette St (between Walker & White)
Closest subway stops: N/Q/R/W, J/M/Z, or 6 to Canal Street. DCTV is located two blocks South of Canal Street in NYC.
Cost: $5 Donation
disTHIS! movies, talkback sessions and related events are open to the public. $5 Donation. Space is wheelchair accessible. ASL & audio description available upon request. DON'T FORGET OUR CASH BAR! Due to pesky fire regulations, space is limited to the first 65 who RSVP - Don't Miss Out! Call 212.284.4160 to reserve YOUR seat or email: disthis@dnnyc.net About us: The disTHIS! Film Series, a project of the Disabilities Network of NYC in association with DCTV, is a monthly showcase of festival quality independent and international short, documentary and feature films with disability themes audiences are unlikely to see elsewhere. disTHIS! movies are always provocative; never quite what you'd expect. The Tribeca Trib, New York Nonprofit Press, the NY Times Style Section and Disabilty Studies Quartely all agree: No handkerchief necessary, no heroism required. disTHIS! is disability through a whole new lens. We are made possible by the generous support of The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, members of the Disabilites Network of NYC and our audiences.
For more information, and to sign-up for our mailing list, go to: http://disthis.org
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