July 6, 2025
A showcase of films made by filmmakers with visible and non-visible disabilities. Programmed exclusively by disabled artists, Slamdance Unstoppable: On the Road aims to eliminate the prejudices and gate-keeping that have historically kept disabled filmmakers from being represented in the entertainment industry.
Dir. Andrew Abrahams | 2025 | Content Warning | 85 min. | Documentary | USA
In a failing healthcare system, children with complex, invisible illness and their families are labeled “too complicated” or torn apart by accusations of medical child abuse.
Dir. Liz Sargent | 2023 | No content warning | 16:50 | Drama | USA
Cast: Anna Sargent, Jeena Yi, Joan Sargent
After their mother’s death, a cognitively disabled woman and her estranged sister must learn to communicate in order to move forward.
Dir. Megan Griffiths & Mindie Lind | 2025 | No content warning | 5 min | Documentary/Animation
USA Cast: Mindie Lind
In pursuit of a life on stage, a singer without legs confronts exploitation and imposter syndrome as she chases her dreams.
Dir. Luke Salewski | 2024 | No content warning | 5:26 min | Comedy | USA
Cast: Lee Pugsley, Jonathan Regier, Adrean Barrios, Micaela Moss
After a lonely visually impaired man makes a wish on his birthday, he finds his world turned upside down by an unlikely encounter.
Dir.Andrew Reid | 2024 | No content warning | 12min |Thriller | USA
Cast: Tania Mejia, Veronica Falcon
When a storm knocks out the power to her iron lung, a polio survivor and her caretaker sister find themselves in a race against time to find a new way for her to breathe.
Dir. Hannah Currie | 2023 | No content warning | 25 min | Documentary | Scotland
Cast: Kate Hammer, Sarah Drummond, Jonathan Mullen, Jamie McKinley
Working Differently is a short film that explores how neurodivergent talent is reshaping Scotland’s film and TV industry, advocating for new practices that make creativity more inclusive and set a new industry standard.
Dir. Nicholas Paul Ybarra | 2024 l Not Content Warning l 5:30 min l Comedy l USA
Cast: Angel Giuffria, Gerald Isaac Waters, Eric Conner, Jarrett Sleeper
Two newly partnered federal agents investigating disability-related crimes make a shocking discovery.
Dir.Daisy Rosato | 2024 l Not Content Warning l 15 min l Horror, Comedy (Absurdist / Satire), Queer/LGBTQ l USA
Cast: Hannah Shealy, Michelle Davis, Misha Brooks, Sophie Sagan-Gutherz, Gilbert Diego Sanchez
When the leader of an artist residency kills the possum that’s been eating their cauliflower, the residents come to a shocking consensus.
