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4-22-2009
"Including Samuel" Screens At Boston International
Film Festival April 24
Matthew Gianino
UNH Institute on Disability
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Gianino, Matthew, ""Including Samuel" Screens At Boston International Film Festival April 24" (2009). UNH Today. 73.
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UNH Media Relations 
"Including Samuel" Screens At Boston International
Film Festival April 24
Media Contact:  Matthew Gianino 
603­862­2300
Institute on Disability / UCED
April 22, 2009
DURHAM, N.H. ­ The documentary film "Including Samuel," a project of the University of New
Hampshire's Institute on Disability (IOD), has been selected by the 2009 Boston International
Film Festival and will be screened on Friday, April 24, 2009, at 4 p.m. at the AMC/LOEWS
theatre, Boston Common. A question­and­answer session with Keith Jones ­ hip­hop artist,
disability rights activist, and one subject of the documentary ­ will follow the screening.
Before his son Samuel was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, photojournalist Dan Habib, who is
filmmaker­in­residence at the IOD, rarely thought about the inclusion of people with
disabilities. Now he thinks about inclusion every day. Shot and produced over four years,
Habib's award­winning documentary film "Including Samuel" portrays his family's hopes and
struggles as well as the experiences of four other individuals with disabilities and their
families. "Including Samuel" is a highly personal, passionately photographed film that
captures the cultural and systemic barriers to inclusion.
Since the documentary was released, Habib and the Institute on Disability at the University of
New Hampshire have shared the film with communities across the country and around the
world. INCLUDING SAMUEL has been featured on NPR and Good Morning America, as well as
in the Washington Post and the Boston Globe. The film was previously selected for screening
by the 2008 Sprout Film Festival, the 2008 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, and
the Moscow (Iraq) International Breaking Down Barriers Film Festival. It won Best
Documentary at the 2007 Somewhat North of Boston Film Festival and an Excellence Award at
the Superfest XXVIII International Disability Film Festival.
The Boston International Film Festival screening of "Including Samuel" is at the AMC/Lowes
theatre on Boston Common, 175 Tremont Street. Tickets for the single screening may be
purchased online at www.bifilmfestival.com for $10 each.
"Including Samuel" is part of the Institute on Disability/UCED, a non­profit 501(c)3
organization at the University of New Hampshire. The project's mission is to build more
inclusive schools and communities through curriculum, training, and outreach. For more
information, visit www.includingsamuel.com.
The Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire was established in 1987 to
provide a coherent university­based focus for the improvement of knowledge, policies, and
practices related to the lives of persons with disabilities and their families. Its mission is to
advance policies and systems changes, promising practices, education, and research that
strengthen communities to ensure full access, equal opportunities, and participation for all
persons.
The seventh annual Boston International Film Festival opened Friday, April 17, 2009, and will
run through Sunday, April 27. The festival encourages and supports independent filmmakers
from around the world, and it strives to promote international understanding by bringing a
variety of movies to the diverse Boston community. The goal of the festival is to display the
8/17/2016 "Including Samuel" Screens at Boston International Film Festival April 24
http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/cj_nr/2009/apr/mg22film.cfm.html 2/2
passion and unique visions of the filmmakers in an environment that brings all cultures
together. This year's festival will screen more than a hundred short and feature films from six
continents.
The University of New Hampshire, founded in 1866, is a New England liberal arts college and a
major research university with a strong focus on undergraduate­oriented research. A land,
sea and space­grant university, UNH is the state's flagship public institution, enrolling 11,800
undergraduate and 2,400 graduate students.
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University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryMedia Relations Administrative Offices4-22-2009"Including Samuel" Screens At Boston InternationalFilm Festival April 24Matthew GianinoUNH Institute on DisabilityFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/newsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For moreinformation, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationGianino, Matthew, ""Including Samuel" Screens At Boston International Film Festival April 24" (2009). UNH Today. 73.https://scholars.unh.edu/news/738/17/2016 "Including Samuel" Screens at Boston International Film Festival April 24http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/cj_nr/2009/apr/mg22film.cfm.html 1/2UNH Media Relations "Including Samuel" Screens At Boston InternationalFilm Festival April 24Media Contact:  Matthew Gianino 603­862­2300Institute on Disability / UCEDApril 22, 2009DURHAM, N.H. ­ The documentary film "Including Samuel," a project of the University of NewHampshire's Institute on Disability (IOD), has been selected by the 2009 Boston InternationalFilm Festival and will be screened on Friday, April 24, 2009, at 4 p.m. at the AMC/LOEWStheatre, Boston Common. A question­and­answer session with Keith Jones ­ hip­hop artist,disability rights activist, and one subject of the documentary ­ will follow the screening.Before his son Samuel was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, photojournalist Dan Habib, who isfilmmaker­in­residence at the IOD, rarely thought about the inclusion of people withdisabilities. Now he thinks about inclusion every day. Shot and produced over four years,Habib's award­winning documentary film "Including Samuel" portrays his family's hopes andstruggles as well as the experiences of four other individuals with disabilities and theirfamilies. "Including Samuel" is a highly personal, passionately photographed film thatcaptures the cultural and systemic barriers to inclusion.Since the documentary was released, Habib and the Institute on Disability at the University ofNew Hampshire have shared the film with communities across the country and around theworld. INCLUDING SAMUEL has been featured on NPR and Good Morning America, as well asin the Washington Post and the Boston Globe. The film was previously selected for screeningby the 2008 Sprout Film Festival, the 2008 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, andthe Moscow (Iraq) International Breaking Down Barriers Film Festival. It won BestDocumentary at the 2007 Somewhat North of Boston Film Festival and an Excellence Award atthe Superfest XXVIII International Disability Film Festival.The Boston International Film Festival screening of "Including Samuel" is at the AMC/Lowestheatre on Boston Common, 175 Tremont Street. Tickets for the single screening may bepurchased online at www.bifilmfestival.com for $10 each."Including Samuel" is part of the Institute on Disability/UCED, a non­profit 501(c)3organization at the University of New Hampshire. The project's mission is to build moreinclusive schools and communities through curriculum, training, and outreach. For moreinformation, visit www.includingsamuel.com.The Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire was established in 1987 toprovide a coherent university­based focus for the improvement of knowledge, policies, andpractices related to the lives of persons with disabilities and their families. Its mission is toadvance policies and systems changes, promising practices, education, and research thatstrengthen communities to ensure full access, equal opportunities, and participation for allpersons.The seventh annual Boston International Film Festival opened Friday, April 17, 2009, and willrun through Sunday, April 27. The festival encourages and supports independent filmmakersfrom around the world, and it strives to promote international understanding by bringing avariety of movies to the diverse Boston community. The goal of the festival is to display the8/17/2016 "Including Samuel" Screens at Boston International Film Festival April 24http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/cj_nr/2009/apr/mg22film.cfm.html 2/2passion and unique visions of the filmmakers in an environment that brings all culturestogether. This year's festival will screen more than a hundred short and feature films from sixcontinents.The University of New Hampshire, founded in 1866, is a New England liberal arts college and amajor research university with a strong focus on undergraduate­oriented research. A land,sea and space­grant university, UNH is the state's flagship public institution, enrolling 11,800undergraduate and 2,400 graduate students.­30­email this page!

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