Video from Into the Spotlight
Directed by: Thaddeus D. Matula
Screening w/ Filmmaker Q&A
Into the Spotlight
Buffalo & Erie County Downtown Central Library – Mason O. Damon Theater
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Thaddeus D. Matula (Dir), 99 minutes, USA, Western New York Premiere
Star Jacob Kunko in attendance.
A heartfelt story of how a script, a stage, and a theater program composed of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities celebrate their creativity, explore life’s complexities, and empower a community, in their own words and their own way—
The film follows a Dallas-based theatre troupe composed of individuals who are determined to write, rehearse, and perform their 11th annual original musical during the 2021-22 season.
Both on the stage and in the film, the documentary participants tell their story in their own voices.
Still from Into the Spotlight
Directed by: Thaddeus D. Matula
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