Screenings of films about the lives of people with disabilities continue “Breaking Down Barriers. Nizhny Novgorod echo”. On Tuesday 19 July, viewers are invited to watch three films.
Cosmonovsky
Documentary, 2019, Germany, directed by Mumin Baris, 77 min., 12+
Documentary about the band's tour, playing in the genre of psycho-pop - six guys with mental disabilities and often without musical education. They travel around the cities together with a famous German rock band and a social worker.. The viewer will see the journey through the eyes of each participant, and the two groups will learn to look at each other with respect and trust. Kosmonovsky is a film not only about friendship, but also about, What role can music therapy play in the lives of people with mental disabilities?.
Lifehacks by Ambrose
Documentary, 2019, Germany, directed by Gabriel Nougara, 10 min., 0+
About stereotypes in relation to people with disabilities, existing in modern society.
The penguins, who couldn't swim
Animation, 2018, Great Britain, directed by Tom Rourke, 6 min., 0+
On a rocky island in the seas of the southern hemisphere lives a penguin - not, as everybody. She is brave and resourceful, but terribly worried because of that, that he can't swim and feels cut off from his entire penguin flock.