Mission:

ReelAbilities: Houston Film & Arts Festival is a FREE city-wide film and arts festival dedicated to presenting films, art exhibitions, performances, and speakers that celebrate the lives, stories, and talents of people with disabilities and enrich Houston's culture, diversity, and inclusion efforts.

Core Values:

• Increase awareness about people with disabilities
• Change perceptions and remove stigma surrounding people with disabilities
• Eliminate barriers to accessibility in all aspects of life: arts and culture, education, and employment
• Collaborate across arts disciplines, organizations, and communities
• Provide arts and inclusion education that will inspire the next generation of artists, audiences, future leaders, and employers

ReelAbilities Houston Host City Organizer, the JFS Alexander Institute for Inclusion, in collaboration with the Houston Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities, features a robust and exciting array of films, musicians, special events, and extraordinary speakers from around the world.