Dad’s in Heaven with Nixon Feb. 12, 7:00
“Not about a disability, but about a family that has encountered disability, and there’s a big difference.” NEW YORK TIMES An amazing true story of triumph and tragedy across three generations. Filmmaker Tom Murray’s brother Chris suffered brain damage at birth and was subsequently diagnosed as autistic. As their mother unites the family to maximize his potential, one person refuses to participate: their father, a charismatic entrepreneur with issues of his own. • Tom Murray. 2010. 85 m. NR. US. Q&A with Catherine Lord, Ph.D., director of the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ Center for Autism and the Developing Brain in White Plains, NY, Ilene Lainer, Executive Director, New York Collaborates for Autism, and moderated by Sheryl Frishman, Esq., co-president of the Pleasantville SEPTA. Afterwards, join us for a RECEPTION upstairs in the Jane Peck Gallery. SEPTA Tickets: $12 (seating is limited) Purchase tickets at pvillesepta.com Presented in partnership with Pleasantville SEPTA and New York Collaborates for Autism Nonprofit Film Education Community
Jacob Burns Film Center 364 Manville Road, Pleasantville, NY Exit 30 Saw Mill Pkwy N/Exit 29 S Info-Line: 914.747.5555
Box Office Hours: Noon on weekdays and 11 am weekends. Jacob Burns Film Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit film and education organization.