Film

8/11/2009 12:00:00 AM

Filmmaker Jon Sigworth will present two Connecticut screenings of his recently completed SCI documentary “More Than Walking”, August 13 in New Haven and August 31 in Hamden.

The 30 minute film focuses on his Jonathan’s own story as the survivor of a C5-6 spinal injury while on a school trip in India, as well as the fascinating stories of four other Indian quadriplegics. They are Riya, a 14-year-old injured in a diving accident at school; Rahul, 23, who was injured defending his uncle from a drunkard; Krishnan, 46, a resident at the military rehab center in Pune; and Navin, 38, who is starting a school for street children in Delhi. People in wheelchairs are often fixed on the goal of walking again, but the point of Jon’s film is that there are more important goals in life than just walking.

The first showing is Thursday August 13 from 7:30-9:00 pm at 389 Norton Pkwy New Haven, CT (a red house on the corner, follow the signs). There is no entrance fee and afterwards there will be a Q&A session.

The second showing and Q&A is on August 31, 7pm at The Space (295 Treadwell St. Hamden, CT 06517, www.thespace.tk). The entrance fee is $10.



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