Watch When We Walk with Human Rights Watch Film Club on Jan. 25, 2020
UPDATE: Los Angeles, Jan. 23, 2020 – A special screening of When We Walk, followed by a Q&A and panel discussion, will occur on Sunday, Jan. 26 in Santa Monica, California. All attendees are invited to stay after the screening for a Q&A followed by a cocktail reception with Human Rights Watch Disability Rights Division Senior Researcher & Advocate Carlos Ríos-Espinosa and Award-Winning Actor, Model, and RespectAbility’s Hollywood Inclusionist Tatiana Lee, moderated by Disability Rights Activist, Vix Jensen. The screening is presented by the Human Rights Watch Film Club in partnership with the Motion Picture & Television Fund, Media Access Awards, and RespectAbility. To purchase tickets, please follow the link: https://hrwwhenwewalk.bpt.me.
New York City, June 13, 2019 – In his latest documentary, When We Walk, award-winning producer Jason DaSilva captures his personal life living with multiple sclerosis, from the toll it takes on his marriage to the challenges in accessing adequate medical care through the U.S. Medicaid system. This documentary feature will premiere in New York City at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival on June 14 and 18.
When We Walk is DaSilva’s sequel to his masterpiece, When I Walk, which detailed his multiple sclerosis diagnosis, with his wife, Alice, by his side. This documentary premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and won Best Canadian Feature at the Hot Docs in 2013 and an Emmy Award in 2015. [continue reading…]