RFFNY2026 OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION
About the event
Step onto the red carpet and join us for the Opening Night celebration of the 18th Annual ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York. The evening features a VIP reception, the presentation of the ReelAbilities Spotlight Award, a screening of the award-winning film Lone Wolves, and a conversation with the film’s filmmakers and stars.
ReelAbilities Opening Night event is co-chaired by Susan and Victor Calise, and Avery Roberts.
Program
- 5:30 pm
Red Carpet VIP Reception
Exclusive reception for Red Carpet VIP ticket holders only (Location will be shared with ticket holders).
- 7:00 pm
Opening Remarks + Presentation of the ReelAbilities Spotlight Award
- 7:30 pm
Opening Night Film: LONE WOLVES
Dir.: Ryan Cunningham | 95 min | USA | English | 2025 Fran's carefully constructed DIY insemination plan spirals into chaos when her quirky partner Ben (Matt Foss) reveals unexpected challenges. With awkward laughs, candid confessions, and an evolving bond at its center, Lone Wolves is a romantic dramedy about friendship and fertility, and the strange, stubborn hope that can surface when life refuses to go according to plan. Content notes: Brief nudity; discussion of suicide
- 9:05 pm - 9:30 pm
Post Film Conversation
with filmmakers and cast members.
Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity
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