Good news everyone! Greetings from Tromaville! has been selected for the Mad Monster Film Festival February 16th-18th in Charlotte, North Carolina!!!
The film will also screen at Shock Stock in London, Ontario, Canada and HorrorHound Weekend Film Festival in Cincinnati, Ohio!!! We shot some scenes for the documentary at a previous Shock Stock.
The Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival screened both Diffability Hollywood and Greetings from Tromaville in early November! Filmmakers Adrian Esposito and Kristina Nomeika both received awards for their films, including “Filmmaker of the Year” for Adrian Esposito, “Filmmaker to Watch” for Kristina Nomeika, and “Best Documentary Feature” for Diffability Hollywood.
Espocinema is very grateful to the festival for their generosity!
Adrian Esposito had the opportunity to meet another film festival programer for possible future screenings of his two films Diffability Hollywood and Greetings from Tromaville.
Filmmaker Adrian Esposito was proud to present a short film he acted in with Self Advocates Steve Blum and Jessica Levesque called The Secret Origin of Mojoman at this year’s SANYS (Self Advocacy Association in New York State) conference in Albany, NY. Afterwards, Adrian, Steve and Jessica answered questions from anyone interested.
Later that day, Adrian Esposito presented his new film Diffability Hollywood to a warm reception. Troma and Hollywood actor and friend Bill Weeden was In attendance with his wife. Both traveled all the way from NYC to see the movie!
We are excited to announce that Diffability Hollywood, a documentary about the inclusion of people with disabilities in film and TV, is now available for educational use.
Diffability Hollywood is an exceptional teaching aid, presenting the history of characters with disability and those who portray them in entertainment, as well as how filmmakers with disabilities are changing media for the future.
Help your students gain a new perspective on how the film industry influences how we view those with disabilities and what we can do to change it!
See the trailer here:
ABOUT THE FILM
Individuals with disabilities make up 20% of the population but their representation on TV and in movies is less that 1%. Filmmaker Adrian Esposito (winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Conference of Executives of the ARC) has autism and advocates for more inclusion of writers, directors and actors with DiFFabilities (different abilities) into the movie industry.
The film features interviews with some well known actors who share his vision: Johnny Knoxville, Edward Barbanell (The Ringer), Robert David Hall (CSI), Danny Woodburn (Seinfeld), Jamie Brewer (American Horror Story), Lauren Potter (Glee), Chris Burke (Life Goes On), Katherine Crawford (Graceland), and Joey Travolta.
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FILMMAKER ADRIAN ESPOSITO
Diffability Hollywood is filmmaker Adrian Esposito’s 7th film. All of his works have focused on social and/or disability issues. Adrian is available for speaking engagements and presentations.