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“My Way to Olympia” Screening

October 7, 2014 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Who better to cover the Paralympics, the international sporting event for athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities, than Niko von Glasow, the world’s best-known disabled filmmaker? Unfortunately — or fortunately for anyone seeking an insightful and funny documentary — this filmmaker frankly hates sports and thinks the games are “a stupid idea.” Born with severely shortened arms, von Glasow serves as an endearing guide to London’s Paralympics competition in My Way to Olympia. As he meets a one-handed Norwegian table tennis player, the Rwandan sitting volleyball team, an American archer without arms and a Greek paraplegic boccia player, his own stereotypes about disability and sports get delightfully punctured.

Details

Date:
October 7, 2014
Time:
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.ramapo.edu/disability-awareness/

Organizer

Office of Specialized Services (OSS)
Phone
(201) 684-7514
Email
oss@ramapo.edu
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Venue

H Wing Auditorium
505 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ 07430 United States
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