REEL ABILITIES PALM BEACH FILM FESTIVAL
The largest national film festival celebrating the lives, stories and art of people with disabilities.
PRINCESS
Director: Arto Halonen, Narrative, 104 minutes, Finland, Finnish with subtitles
Based on real-life events, the amazing and musical story of Anna Lappalainen who spent 50 years as a patient at a psychiatric hospital, where her lovable personality healed and brought joy to those around her and where she claimed to be a princess. This film was a critical and box-office success and colorfully depicts the world of mental institutions in the 1930’s-through 1950’s. Anna Lappalainen is portrayed by the versatile and impressive Katja Kukkola, who won a Jussi—Finland’s Oscar—for her performance. Open Captions
Tickets available at reelabilities.org, pbjff.org and 1-877-318-0071
Adults/$10.00; Film Society, Cinema Silver Cirlce and Partners, complimentary.
ReelAbilities strives for inclusion of all people.
Individuals needing accommodations to participate, should contact Reel Abilities Palm Beach at 561-736-7527 at least no later than two weeks before the film.
ASL interpretation, CART, and Audio Description are available upon advance request.
All films are captioned or subtitled and all venues are wheelchair accessible.
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