The Frog Princes is a moving story of the personal transformation that highlights the accomplishments, both theatrical and personal, of the cast members of an original play mounted by the Faculty of Fine Arts' Centre for the Arts in Human Development. The Frog and the Princess: A Musical Ecodrama, which featured participants with intellectual and developmental disabilities, was designed to be both creative and therapeutic.
After the presentation of the documentary, produced by award-winning Eyesteel Film and directed by Ryan Mullins (BFA 05, Film Studies) and Omar Majeed, the cast members will participate in a question-and-answer session.
This screening is a fundraiser for the Centre for the Arts in Human Development’s next play, an original musical theatre production to be performed in June 2012.
When: Monday, March 26, 2012, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Alumni Auditorium, Room H-110, Henry F. Hall Building (1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.), Sir George Williams Campus
Cost: Suggested donation of $10
This presentation is part of the Cinema Politica film series and is open to the public.
Cinema Politica is a Montreal-based media arts, non-profit network of community and campus locals that screens independent political film and video throughout Canada and abroad. It is the largest volunteer-run, community and campus-based documentary-screening network in the world.
The Centre for the Arts in Human Development is an educational, clinical and research centre serving adults with developmental disabilities and other special needs populations. Unique in Canada, the centre uses four types of creative arts therapies to promote autonomy, improve self-confidence and social skills, and enhance overall quality of life for its participants. It is operated under the auspices of the Department of Creative Arts Therapies in the Faculty of Fine Arts.
Related links:
• The Frog Princes trailer
• The Centre for the Arts in Human Development
• Information about the CAHD’s upcoming production
• Read more about The Frog Princes
• Cinema Politica
• Eyesteel Film
