VIRTUAL SCREENINGS UNDERWAY!
SEPTEMBER 14 - 18, 2020 | FREE | Montclair Film Festival Eventive Preview
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 | FREE, REGISTRATION REQ’D. | Screening/Talkback Event Preview, Sponsor: I Am ALS
OCTOBER 6 - 10, 2020 | TICKETED | OutFilmCT, New England Premiere
OCTOBER 10, 2020 | BY DONATION | Filmshop Exhibition
OCTOBER 16 - 25, 2020 | TICKETED | Montclair Film Festival, World Premiere
OCTOBER 28, 2020 | FREE, REGISTRATION REQ’D. | Screening/Talkback Event Preview, Sponsor: End of Life Choices, NY
A word about virtual screenings during a pandemic and quarantine:
We are actively using our small, meaningful film to bridge social distance and bring people together online during this challenging time! If you are new to this film, please watch the trailer below. If you know us from social media and like what we’re about, drop a line. We consider reasonable requests to host online screenings, many of which our subject Eric Jurado Diaz, Director David Gaynes and Producer Julia Portale can appear at and/or facilitate. We would love to hear from you and we appreciate your help uplifting the world and finding magic and meaning in this dark time.
A SPIRIT IN FLIGHT is an intimate portrait of of Eric Jurado-Diaz, a 56-year old man grappling with how to live fully after a diagnosis of ALS (often known as Lou Gehrig's Disease). This 13-minute documentary short is an intimate view into Eric's journey and reflections on growing up gay in Puerto Rico, coming out in the army, becoming a small-town drag superstar and maturing into domestic life with a husband and three adopted sons. Eric navigates the denial of close friends, the blossoming of new relationships, the growing acceptance of his family and his own journey of loss and acceptance. His resilience, hope and sense of humor show us it is possible to find joy and engage with happiness even in the darkest moments of our lives.
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