2007 Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival
I've been a little busy the last two weeks and have not updated everyone on Brandon's exciting week. The Coalition of Texans with Disabilities is having their film festival this week. This is their third festival. It is really a great event and I hope everyone comes out to support. Here is a link to their website. http://www.ctdfilmfest.org/schedule.html. This really of an example of "it takes a community". In 2008, Brandon submitted a film he made during a summer camp he attended. It was the year of just calling any camp that may interest Brandon and see if they would accommodate his special needs. To my surprise the "Stunt Ranch" Camp said their would accept Brandon in their summer camp that teaches kids to make movies and to do stunts. Well Brandon was not interested in the stunts, but he is great at computers, loves music, loves movies and was motivated. The staff was really great and along with Brandon's aide Kristin Brandon made a great sensitive film about the Beatles. He typed the words on this device, picked out the music and their even had him carry around the camera. The group edited it and it was a big hit on the last day of camp. You can see a link to it on this site. The video is titled "Beatlerama". One of the camp's counselors suggested that we enter it in the Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival. I had no idea how to do this, but followed the instructions, Brandon and I had the video copied and we submitted it. It was not too much longer that Brandon was told he was one of the winners in the young adult competition. We went to the film festival and he won second place, received an award, got up in front of the audience and accepted it. It was really a great evening. I was so proud of Brandon. Well move to 2010 and Brandon worked for CTD this summer in his internship program through goodwill and he made another video about the 20th anniversary of the ADA. He had a great time working at the office and making the video.
So here comes "the Community". CTD asked to play Brandon's Beatlerama video on their opening night at Goodwill and also play the 20th Anniversary of the ADA video. Brandon is thrilled and will be there as one proud film maker. Tomorrow he will interview with Channel 8 news and may possibly be in the news.
So this is a big week for Brandon. He is sooo excited and I am sooo proud. It really does take a community ........
Leah
3 comments:
Leah, thanks for this great blog with all the information about Brandon and about how you are dealing with his many health issues. I especially loved reading about the movies he has made and about his relationship with his big brother, Patrick. I'll keep checking back to see how things are going, and you will both (and Patrick, too) be in my prayers.
Kris Franke Hill
Wow, this is really cool! Congrats to Brandon!
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