Sprout Film Fest at MET

I am passing along this email from Ellen Greenebaum:

Dear Samantha,
I think that you might be interested in knowing about and alerting your faculty, staff, students, and patients to a wonderful film festival by and about people with developmental disabilities and autism: Sprout Film Festival.

The Film Festival's website is http://www.gosprout.org/film/sff2009/index.html

It takes place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and begins Friday May 1, 2 - 9PM, goes on through Saturday 11:30AM - 9 PM, and finishes Sunday May 3, 12 - 4PM. -During intermissions I wander the museum exhibits and enjoy the snacks provided by Sprout.

I have attended the festival nearly every year for the last 6 years and in my opinion, the films are superb; almost all are new each year, and they come from all over the world.

Often, film makers, actors, subjects of the films, and their families attend and hold a Q&A.

Some ARC agencies bring groups of developmentally disabled individuals. Many educators and clinicians attend too. But most folks come just out of general interest and curiosity.

Sprout is an organization that sponsors recreational activities locally (893 Amsterdam@104th St. NYC) and also offers trips to all sorts of exciting (or relaxing) places.

My brother Michael is 52 year old and has gone on many trips with Sprout over the years, most recently a cruise to Bermuda.
Full disclosure: My brother is my only connection to Sprout, aside from being in awe of the director Anthony DiSalvo who founded Sprout from scratch 30 years ago.

Sprout's website is http://gosprout.org/

The Film Festival's website is http://www.gosprout.org/film/sff2009/index.html

There will be a discount for students, seniors, & disabled (and faculty and staff of course- though it doesn't say so).

Thanks, Ellen Greenebaum BA (Barnard) MD (P&S) MPH (Mailman School of Public Health)