22-23 PBS Indie Lens Pop Up Film Series Premiere: Move Me

20488 California 116,Monte Rio CA 95462

03 November, 2022

Description

The Friends of Monte Rio, in collaboration with our local PBS station, NorCal Public Media/KRCB, will present the 2022-23 Indie Lens Pop Up Film Series of four documentaries. Each film is followed by a community conversation, led by participants who can lend their personal experiences to the subject matter. The first in four of our film programs is MOVE ME Beneath the waters of Lake Superior, off the shore of Wisconsin, Kelsey Peterson underwent a transformation. On the eve of Independence Day 2012, she dove in and hit the lake bottom headfirst, suffering a life-altering spinal cord injury that takes away both function and sensation from the chest down, essentially robbing Kelsey of her self-identities as an athlete and dancer. Alongside peers and allies in the spinal cord injury community, she seeks to answer the question “Who am I now?” As she grapples with the ebb and flow of hope and acceptance, Kelsey talks to researchers and meets with people who belong to this community and who help give her the strength and the will to return to dance. When a cutting-edge clinical trial surfaces, it tests her expectations and her faith in the possibility of a cure, forcing her to evaluate the limits of her recovery—in body and spirit. Conversation Leaders Alex Hilke is the Community Engagement Director and Extern at the Fox Family Foundation. Hilke was born in Chicago, Illinois with cerebral palsy, and has spent 15 years working with organizations such as RespectAbility, a national nonprofit organization fighting stigmas and advancing opportunities so that people with disabilities can fully participate in all aspects of community. He is committed to making the world more accessible and inclusive for people with disabilities through continuing his career in the public sector as a policy specialist and elected official. Betsy Barone, a West County resident living in Duncans Mills, had a long career in banking and education. In her spare time she spent hours lovingly constructing dollhouses, down to the minutest details including electrifying her creations. When macular degeneration started affecting her eyesight, and led to near blindness, Barone’s life narrowed and shrank to her immediate surroundings. Through the resources of the Russian River Senior Center, the Earle Baum Center of the Blind and California State Disability, she has been able to retain some independence and return to her craft. Jessica Blum and Devin Newsome, are co owners of SCI-FIT (Spinal Cord Injury Functional Integrated Therapy) which specializes in nontraditional spinal cord injury rehabilitation. Their mission is to provide the most comprehensive, post-traditional, exercise based therapy for those individuals who have suffered a debilitating injury with the goal of helping individuals with varying degrees of paralysis stay active and enhance their independence. Thank you to our co-sponsor, The Monte Rio Recreation & Parks District