FilmScene is proud to present the second annual Iowa Disability Film Festival. This festival showcases award winning films by and about people with disabilities with engaging programs that bring together communities to explore, discuss, embrace, and celebrate the diversity of our shared human experience.

Presented by the Iowa Disability Film Festival

“A moving journey through innovative food production, entrepreneurship and inclusion.”—Marissa Duswalt Epstein, Stanford Graduate School of Business

Presented with open captions and ASL interpreters for introduction and post-screening discussion with representatives from Access 2 Independence and UI REACH.

Descriptive audio available

Hearts of Glass follows the tumultuous first 15 months of operation of Vertical Harvest (VH), a multi-story, state-of-the-art hydroponic greenhouse that grows crops while providing meaningful, competitively-paid jobs for people with disabilities. The film weaves the story of VH’s launch with the personal journeys of several employees with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Innovation and inclusion create a fertile environment for people and plants to grow in this intimate portrait of social entrepreneurship at the intersection of disability rights and sustainable, local food production.

All films in the Iowa Disability Film Festival will screen simultaneously in The Chauncey Theater 1 and Theater 3. Screenings in Theater 3 will include additional sensory sensitive accommodations, including low light and reduced volume, and includes modular seating to accommodate a flexible number of wheelchairs. Attendees are asked to indicate their preference of space, however final seating locations may be adjusted to maximize accommodations for all.