OUR WORK
Fire Through Dry Grass
"An intimate and raw film… a powerful reminder of how defining and devastating the pandemic was, and gives space to those whose voices were long ignored."
Concepción de León, The New York Times
Co-directed by one of our own, Andres “Jay” Molina, with Alexis Neophytides, the PBS documentary Fire Through Dry Grass uncovers in real-time the devastation and abuse the Reality Poets experienced living in a New York City nursing home during the coronavirus pandemic. The film captures the battle we fought for our survival and a seat at the decision-making table where the policies that impact our lives are made. This powerful, transformative film won the Jury Award for Best Documentary at the BlackStar Film Festival, as well as other accolades. It is now available to screen at universities, conferences, and community groups! Fire Through Dry Grass and its complementary resources will bolster the work of disability justice advocates and support equitable practices in healthcare and filmmaking.
WHEELING & HEALING 2
Wheeling & Healing 2 is a poetry anthology edited by the Reality Poets. For this project, we invited long-term care residents, neighbors on Roosevelt Island, mentors, and friends to contribute their voices towards a message of empowerment.
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ALONE AGAIN
This visual art installation, at Roosevelt Island’s Motorgate, was one of several across New York State, titled Alone Together, initiated by the Memory Maker Project—an art, culture and advocacy program for aging adults, people living with memory loss, and individuals living in care communities. Alone Together brought forward the voices of community members who suffered the brunt of isolation due to Covid-19. This Roosevelt Island iteration of the project was a collaboration between OPEN DOORS, RIOC, Friends of Coler, The Memory Maker Project, Nursing Home Lives Matter, iDig2Learn and island kids.
Fire Through Dry Grass
"An intimate and raw film… a powerful reminder of how defining and devastating the pandemic was, and gives space to those whose voices were long ignored."
Concepción de León, The New York Times
Co-directed by one of our own, Andres “Jay” Molina, with Alexis Neophytides, the PBS documentary Fire Through Dry Grass uncovers in real-time the devastation and abuse the Reality Poets experienced living in a New York City nursing home during the coronavirus pandemic. The film captures the battle we fought for our survival and a seat at the decision-making table where the policies that impact our lives are made. This powerful, transformative film won the Jury Award for Best Documentary at the BlackStar Film Festival, as well as other accolades. It is now available to screen at universities, conferences, and community groups! Fire Through Dry Grass and its complementary resources will bolster the work of disability justice advocates and support equitable practices in healthcare and filmmaking.