Straighten Up and Fly Right
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An intimate study of a woman with disability staring down a brutal New York winter and seeking the warmth of human connection. Winner, Slamdance Grand Jury Prize.
Twenty-something New Yorker Kristen (Kristen Abate) lives alone and dreams of being a writer. Meanwhile, she walks dogs for a living, and smokes weed to dull the relentless pain of her Ankylosing Spondylitis, a severe form of arthritis that leaves her permanently bent over. But, when faced with eviction, Kristen’s world begins to unravel, forcing her to make choices and cross new thresholds – some with an older man (Steven Tanenbaum) who is in some ways her mirror image. A deeply personal story starring its writer-directors, Straighten Up and Fly Right draws into focus the importance of connection, community and the bonds we make.Screens with All Silent Dogs.
Screening with open captions. Audio descriptions are available. Venue is wheelchair accessible.
Films showing at this event:
All Silent Dogs
Ylva (Julia Savage), a teenage girl, must make a choice: give up her ability to transform into a dog or face the societal consequences of keeping it.
Tickets
Tue 14 Jun
6:15pm
Palace Central Cinemas
Sat 18 Jun
2pm
Palace Central Cinemas
Sun 19 Jun
6pm
Dendy Newtown - Cinema 2
- Program Strand
- Screenability
- Year
- 2022
- Classification
- Unclassified 15+
- Country
- USA
- Language
- In English
- Director
- Kristen Abate, Steven Tanenbaum
- Producer
- Steven Tanenbaum, Kristen Abate, Lindsey Cordero, Armando Croda
- Cast
- Kristen Abate, Steven Tanenbaum, AJ Cedeño
- Screenwriter
- Kristen Abate, Steven Tanenbaum
- Cinematographer
- Armando Croda
- Editor
- Armando Croda
- Premiere
- Australian Premiere
- Genre
- Women Directors, Comedies, Disability
- Company Credits
- Production Company: Another Urban Riff
