{"id":6578,"date":"2026-10-06T23:02:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T23:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/?page_id=6578"},"modified":"2026-10-07T21:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T21:00:44","slug":"film-festival-program-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/film-festival-program-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Film Festival Program 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The 5th Annual Not-Inspiration P\u00f8rn Disability Film Festival Accessible program<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>ALL4Access app instructions<\/h2>\n<p>To access the audio description track on your phone or device, please download the free app, All4Access from an app store. Once the films start, you simply open the app, allow it to use your microphone and then it will automatically synch with the audio playing in the Assembly Hall. You will need to select the option \u201caudio description\u201d to hear the AD.<\/p>\n<p>There will be one break after the first film for a short Q and A, and once that is over, you will need to resynch through the app. You should only need to do this one time.<\/p>\n<p>Disability Pride and Heritage flyer<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/09\/DPHM-Poster_Accessible.pdf\">Disability Pride and Heritage Month flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Schaffer<br \/>\n<\/strong>Academic Program Coordinator\/ Disability Studies minor, Institute for Human Development<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/minorindisabilitystudies\/\">Website: Minor in Disability Studies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Justice Armfield<br \/>\n<\/strong>Co- teacher DIS 201<\/p>\n<h2>\u201cI Speak\u201d (6 minutes)<\/h2>\n<p>(filmmaker John Schaffer)<\/p>\n<p>There are many ways we communicate and no one should be devalued or excluded if they communicate without speaking.<\/p>\n<p>Special guests<br \/>\n<strong>Keagan, Ben, Zach, Stan and Joanna Sweeney<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Club ADA flyer<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/clubada\">website: Club ADA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Willow<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Wilcox<br \/>\n<\/strong>Student majoring in Mechanical Engineering and German<\/p>\n<h2>Don\u2019t Take This the Wrong Way (6 minutes)<\/h2>\n<p>(filmmaker: Rachel Handler)<\/p>\n<p>Beaten down by constant microaggressions and a devastating breakup, Darcy begins to unravel.<\/p>\n<p>Community on Disability Access and Design flyer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chanel Fatu<br \/>\n<\/strong>Project Manager in American Samoa<\/p>\n<h2>Rising Tide, Raising Voices: Disabled Pacific Islanders Race to Make Disaster Planning Accessible (15 minutes)<\/h2>\n<p>(filmmaker Jody Santos)<\/p>\n<p>Faced with the urgency of increasing disasters, disabled grassroots activists across the Pacific are championing disability-inclusive climate action. It\u2019s a fight not just against nature, but against a world that often overlooks people with disabilities. Shot by Disability Justice Project fellows and staff, Rising Tides, Raising Voices calls for intersectional, inclusive, community-led solutions to the encroaching global crisis.<\/p>\n<p>ASL club at NAU flyer<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/aslclubatnau\">website: NAU ASL club<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Becca Chamberlain<br \/>\n<\/strong>ASL Club President<\/p>\n<h2>Talk (2 minutes)<\/h2>\n<p>(filmmaker: Jessica Perlman)<\/p>\n<p>Deaf homeowner Kevin and repairman Doug clash over who&#8217;s to blame for a broken air conditioner, with tensions boiling over when money enters the conversation. Acting as the middleman, the translator struggles to stay professional-until Doug&#8217;s offhand remark pushes her to stop playing nice.<\/p>\n<p>Collar Scholars flyer<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/collarscholarsatnorthernarizonauniversity\">Website: Collar Scholars at NAU<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Franny Chapman<br \/>\n<\/strong>Student majoring in Psychological Sciences, minor in Disability Studies<\/p>\n<h2>Rearranged (12 minutes)<\/h2>\n<p>(filmmaker Zenna Davis-Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Set within the intimate confines of a hospice, Rearranged explores how irritation, vulnerability, and humor can unexpectedly give way to human connection.<\/p>\n<p>Best Buddies\/ Pine Pals flyer<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/pinepals-bestbuddies\">website: Best Buddies\/ Pine Pals<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Accessible or not Accessible (2 minutes)<\/h2>\n<p>(Filmmaker John Schaffer and Justice Armfield)<br \/>\nJustice gives a tour around NAU\u2019s campus.<\/p>\n<p>Disability Resources flyer<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/disability-resources\/\">Website: Disability Resources<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prisilla Garcia<br \/>\n<\/strong>Club ADA Secretary<\/p>\n<h2>Rag Dolls (12 minutes)<\/h2>\n<p>(filmmaker: Amy Adler)<\/p>\n<p>This documentary follows Rosalinda and Diana, a disabled lesbian couple creating their own space of love and mutual care.<\/p>\n<p>Sensory Room flyer<br \/>\nPhoto of the sensory room at IHD showing many different lighting and seating options<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kassie Richardson<br \/>\n<\/strong>Student majoring in Psychological Sciences, minor in Disability Studies<\/p>\n<h2>Hog Queen (13 minutes)<\/h2>\n<p>(filmmaker: Kat Craft)<\/p>\n<p>A disgruntled bartender&#8217;s plans to skip town are disrupted when feral hogs attack a small-town Texas gay bar during a drag show, and everyone inside scrambles to survive the hogs &#8211; and each other.<\/p>\n<p>NSSLHA (National Student Speech Language hearing Association) flyer<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/nsslha\">website: NHHSLA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Charlotte Bruwer<br \/>\n<\/strong>Club ADA Treasurer<\/p>\n<h2>We Are The Audience (6 minutes)<\/h2>\n<p>(Filmmaker: Genevieve Lamoureux)<\/p>\n<p>In We Are the Audience, people who stutter question how the world sees them and advocate for how they wish to be seen. Blending documentary intimacy with cinematic craft, this film offers a rare portrayal of a group of people who stutter as together they conceive a new future for dysfluent voices.<\/p>\n<p>Community of Leadership, Alliances, and Belonging (CoLab) Center<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/colab\/\">website: Colab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Delaney Whaley<br \/>\n<\/strong>Club ADA Vice President<\/p>\n<h2>Rubbers (8 minutes)<\/h2>\n<p>(filmmaker: Cat Davies)<\/p>\n<p>A neurodivergent woman who struggles to form relationships explores her private passion for stationery to unlock her explosive fantasy world. A comedy fantasy\u2026with a dark twist, where the pen is mightier than the sword.<\/p>\n<h2>Virtual Panel discussion:<\/h2>\n<p>Jessica Perlman, Kat Kraft, Genevieve Lamoureux and Aidan Sank, Valerie Lopez , Rachel Handler, Zenna Davis-Jones<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 5th Annual Not-Inspiration P\u00f8rn Disability Film Festival Accessible program &nbsp; ALL4Access app instructions To access the audio description track on your phone or device, please download the free app, All4Access from an app store. 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