The 2022 ReelAbilities Houston Film & Arts Festival will return to Houston for its tenth year in a hybrid format.

While we will miss getting together in person, this is an opportunity for people to attend from outside the greater Houston area and to ask friends and family to “join” you for a ReelAbilities experience. All film, art and music events are free to attend.  

In-Person Events

The ReelArt Opening Reception, ReelArt Crawl, and ReelMusic will take place in-person.

Before registering for an in-person event, please take note of the following COVID protocols:

• Presentation of proof of vaccination at check in required. To attend in-person events, please bring the physical copy of your COVID vaccination card, a photograph, or utilize a digital vaccine pass such as Bindle App or Clear Health Pass.  
• Masks required throughout the event.  
• Capacity at all venues will be limited.

To read more about ReelAbilities Houston's COVID protocols, please visit our webpage.

How to Register for ReelWorkplace and UP Abilities

ReelWorkplace and UP Abilities will consist of panels of experts and world-renowned speakers. Both events will take place on Zoom. All ReelAbilities Houston events require registration.

To register for these events, visit the ReelAbilities Eventive Platform. You will receive a follow up email with login information to view the event upon registering. A reminder with login information will be sent the day of the event. Plan to login a few minutes before the event start time.

When and How to View Films

Films should, when possible, be viewed prior to the programs when they will be discussed.  To access them, visit our Eventive platform and enjoy our selection of 16 thought-provoking films at your convenience starting February 16th.

All films on the site have two versions available, one which is audio described. All ReelAbilities films are captioned.

Follow this step-by-step guide to watch movies on Eventive:

1. Head to our Eventive platform: https://watch.eventive.org/reelabilitieshouston
2. Sign into your Eventive account from the menu in the upper right corner.
3. Click on the movie you want to watch.
4. Click "Watch Now" to begin watching the movie.
5. Check your order confirmation email from "ReelAbilities Houston Film & Arts Festival 2022” for details on how to join the discussion about the movie.

Technical Difficulties in Joining an Event

If you cannot locate your login information for an event you registered for, search in your emails for an email from noreply@eventive.org or the subject “Order Confirmation- ReelAbilities Houston Film & Arts Festival 2022.”

If you still not locate the login information, please email ReelAbilities@jfshouston.org.

Sponsors

Please reach out to our sponsors and thank them for supporting this major advocacy event for our city and beyond. All sponsors of the Festival can be found on our sponsors page.

Sponsors often engage their employees in this festival through a variety of creative ways to share events and films with them. To learn more on how you can join leading Houston firms and businesses in this effort, visit our page on becoming a sponsor.

Cost of attending

All film, art and music events are free to attend.

Donations are encouraged at the time of registration to help support the festival being free to the public. Donations of $100 and above are recognized on our website's sponsor page.

ReelWorkplace is FREE to register. UP Abilities is $10 to register.

Accessibility

All ReelAbilities films are captioned and audio-described. All live events will have live-captioning and ASL interpretation. All event detail pages contain additional information about accessibility. For additional information or requests, please reach out ReelAbilities@jfshouston.org or (713) 986-7808.

ReelAbilities endeavors to provide access to the arts for people of all abilities. If there is an area in which the Festival can make corrections or improve to achieve this goal, please contact Festival Manager Andie Palagi at ReelAbilities@jfshouston.org or (713) 986-7808.  

Groups

We encourage groups to register for film discussions and events. Often, professors or teachers will assign a film and discussion for a class assignment, or a group from a collaborating organization will decide to join an event.

If you have 20 or more in your group joining us, please let us know so we can recognize your group’s presence at the event. Let us know at least two days prior to the event at ReelAbilities@jfshouston.org.

Surveys

After an event, a survey will automatically show in the browser; a link to the survey will also be sent in an email thanking you for attending. The online survey, in which you can remain anonymous, will ask for your feedback about the speakers, film and program and its impact on you. These surveys really make a difference in our planning of future events. We will also ask for some demographic information so that we can learn about our audience and look for ways to expand it in the future.

Feedback and Contact information

We invite your comments or questions at ReelAbilities@jfshouston.org or (713) 986-7808.