<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Hi everyone,</div><div>As per the Chapter Meeting today, I am resending this information about the documentary.</div><div>Denice</div><div><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from My IPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> National Federation of the Blind <webmaster@nfb.org><br><b>Date:</b> August 23, 2021 at 5:15:18 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> Denice Brown <dbrown8827@aol.com><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>NFB21 Film Screening with Q&A for Straight Off The Canvas</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> National Federation of the Blind <webmaster@nfb.org><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><!--[if gte mso 9]>
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<h1 style="margin-top:16px"><span style="font-size:28pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Special Premier of Film: <em>Straight Off The Canvas</em></span></span></span></span></span></h1>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">As mentioned in the board meeting during the <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=22671&qid=5920224" rel="nofollow">NFB21 convention</a>, the National Federation of the Blind is hosting a special post-convention, virtual film screening. Between August 23 to August 30, national convention attendees will be able to watch an award-winning, audio-described documentary, <i>Straight Off The Canvas</i>. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Below is a password-protected link, followed by the password, to the film, and it will be available for the entire week. </span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=22659&qid=5920224" rel="nofollow" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://vimeo.com/576340483</span></span></a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Password: NFB21</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Straight Off The Canvas</span></span></i><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> is a documentary about blind artists in New York City. Art is not just a visual medium. Blind people can enjoy, create, and teach art as a creative expression. The film profiles Elizabeth Castallano, an art teacher and artist, and it also tells the story of art teacher Jessica Jones and her students at Lavelle School for the Blind in Bronx, NY.</span></span></span></span></p>
<h2 style="margin-top:3px"><span style="font-size:18pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ask the Producers: Screening with Q&A on August 29</span></span></span></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sunday, August 29, 2021, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time via Zoom</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Join Anthony Saldana and Jason Figueira, the film's producers, for a virtual screening of <i>Straight Off The Canvas</i>. After the screening, there will be a question and answer session. Please email questions ahead of time to </span></span><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=22660&qid=5920224" rel="nofollow" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">straightoffcanvas@gmail.com</span></span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">. Please put in the subject line NFB Screening Question. </span></span></span></span></p>
<h3 style="margin-top:3px"><span style="font-size:16pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><span style="font-weight:bold">Zoom Details</span></span></span></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Join the event on August 29 via the web, mobile app, or dial in. Use the link below to join the webinar which will include closed captions and the Q&A feature.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=22661&qid=5920224" rel="nofollow" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84636613186?pwd=dXQrNC8zN3E2YnBGT3ZPKytTZitLdz09</span></span></a><br>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Meeting ID: 846 3661 3186<br>
Passcode: 639459</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Or telephone; dial then enter the corresponding meeting ID:</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">+1 669 900 6833</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We look forward to a wonderful week supporting accessible art. </span></span></span></span></p>
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