"ON A ROLL: Family, Disability and The American Dream"
Winner of the 2005 AUDIENCE AWARD • PBS Independent Lens

An Unflinching Diversity Awareness Presentation
4 Package Options: A, B, C and D

"ON A ROLL" PRESENTATION PACKAGE A
Film Screening + Keynote Speaker Greg Smith + Filmmaker Q&A Panel
Discussion
Length: 120 minutes
Package A Fee: $7,800, plus travel expenses for Greg Smith and a personal assistant

Description:
• ON A ROLL DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENING (60 minutes)
Greg Smith and his family bare all in this "highly worthwhile and inspiring" (The New York Times) portrait of a 65-pound African American man striving for the American Dream. Fueled by discrimination, Smith created On A Roll Talk Radio from his power wheelchair in 1992. The father of three travels the globe in a new civil rights movement, but finds his own nation's capital inaccessible - a minor challenge compared to living independently and having safe relationships with "facilitated" sex.
"Excellent!" - Anti-Defamation League
"Compelling, to say the least" - American Public Television
"Will strengthen all viewers" - National Organization on Disability
"Delves into areas rarely visited by mainstream media...a warts-and-all story of struggle and boundless optimism" - St. Petersburg Times

• KEYNOTE MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER AND FILM SUBJECT GREG SMITH (30-45 minutes)
Greg Smith is recognized one of the most dynamic voices in the disability movement today. A 2002 inductee into the esteemed National Speakers Association, Smith has dedicated his career to increasing disability awareness through the media and public speaking. His work has resulted in significant national media exposure, including profile on “CBS The Early Show” and National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” plus articles in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Chicago Tribune and Essence Magazine, as well as dozens of other major market newspaper and television coverage.

• FILMMAKER Q & A, PLUS GUIDED PANEL DISCUSSION (30 minutes)
Independent filmmaker Joanne Caputo, MEQ, BS, sensitively guides a follow-up discussion or concurrent session with students (and their often highly emotional reactions), identifying the core diversity awareness issues the film addresses for 54 million Americans with disabilities. After fielding reactions, Caputo joins your students and faculty with disabilities in a personalized panel discussion with your campus audience. Suitable for undergraduates through doctoral candidates.

Joanne Caputo's ON A ROLL follows her 1994 children's video, BALLERINA, BALLERINA, recommended by Sesame St. Magazine and others. A magna cum laude graduate, Caputo was a classroom teacher before working in television production for the last twenty years. She has several social consciousness films in development and is the author of two non-fiction book manuscripts about enslaved African American mother, Margaret Garner.

"ON A ROLL" PACKAGE B
Film Screening + Keynote Speaker Greg Smith
Length: 90 minutes+
Fee: $6,500, plus travel expenses for Greg Smith and a personal assistant

See above descriptions:
• ON A ROLL DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENING (60 minutes)
• KEYNOTE MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER AND FILM SUBJECT GREG SMITH (30-45 minutes)

"ON A ROLL" PACKAGE C
Film Screening + Filmmaker Q&A Panel Discussion
Length: 90 minutes (60 + 30)
Fee: $2,800 (includes all travel expenses)

See above descriptions:
• ON A ROLL DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENING (60 minutes)
• FILMMAKER Q & A, PLUS GUIDED PANEL DISCUSSION (30 minutes)

"ON A ROLL" PACKAGE D
Film Screening
Length: 60 minutes
Fee: $1,500 (includes Priority or overnight shipping)

See above description:
• ON A ROLL DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENING (60 minutes)
Note: A guided follow-up discussion period with students is recommended, due to mature subject matter

OFFICIAL SELECTION
American Sociological Association
National Association of Black Journalists
TASH Image Conference
VSA International Arts Festival
Athens Intl. Film & Video Festival
Reel Life Film Festival
Independent Living Reel Celebration Festival
SuperFest Media Festival on Disabilities - Achievement Award
Ohio Self Determination Association
Arizona Black Film Showcase
Ohio Image Award of Excellence

PRESENTATION RESULTS:
"This event was truly one of the most moving and inspiring experiences I've had in my 16 years at the university. I've been teaching about "diversity" topics for many years, and this film demonstrates, in a uniquely compelling way, how race, gender, disability, and class issues interact. Every university student, faculty and staff member must see this film!"
Kelli Zaytoun, Ph.D
Director, Women's Studies
Assistant Professor, English
Wright State University

"In my view, "On A Roll" provides for a superb educational experience. I am the chair of the American Sociological Society's annual meeting...and I will inform its 7000 attendees about its usefulness in classrooms."
Steven Dandaneau, Ph.D.
Director, University Honors Program
University of Dayton

"In my opinion, this film needs to be seen on every college campus. There seems to be a wider range of students now able to go to college and this has begun to broaden our vision that the world, indeed, needs all kinds of minds/bodies/personalities to thrive..."
Erin Salva, Director
Disability Services
Kenyon College

"Overwhelmingly well received by those who attended. I would encourage college students to see this film...a clear and concise view of how far we've come, but how far we have yet to go."
Jon Purple, Ph.D.
Student Life Office
Cedarville University

"The video and speakers were honest and open and helped me understand the issues of disability more fully" "More useful than literature review" "I appreciated the open discussion related to sexuality" "Immensely helpful" "The movie touched me deeply" "Awesome"
Ph.D. Students
School of Professional Psychology, WSU
Dayton, OH

PLEASE CONTACT:
Joanne Caputo, Director
beanyhead@woh.rr.com