Best Friend, the award-winning short film made for the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, has captured the heart of global audiences. As writer/director, I've now developed the short into a feature screenplay. Deidre's story expands into the world of streetwear fashion, where she's obsessed with trying to adapt to her style and verve to new life in Hollywood.
Awards, Nominations, and Official Selections for the short film Best Friend
WIN - 2017 Easterseals Disability Challenge – Best Film
WIN - 2017 Easterseals Disability Challenge – Audience Award
WIN - 2017 Directors Circle Festival of Shorts – Best Comedic Short
WIN - 2018 People of Passion International Film Festival – Best Comedy Short
WIN - 2018 Canine Film Festival – Film of the Year
Nom - 2017 Easterseals Disability Challenge – Best Filmmaker, Cory Reeder
Nom - 2017 Easterseals Disability Challenge – Best Actor, Gitane Neil
Official Selection at:
SLAMDANCE Film Festival - Hollyshorts Film Fest – Washington West Int. Film Fest
Tacoma Film Festival – New Filmmakers Los Angeles: – Focus on Ability Film Fest (Aus)
ReelAbilities Film Fest, New York & Houston – Canadian Diversity Film Fest
+15 other international and touring festivals worldwide.
For more than nine years, I've been a disability advocate, and after a recent diagnosis, I now identify as a writer/director with a disability. I understand the importance of authenticity, so I've gone to great lengths to make sure this feature version of Best Friend is as faithful in its representation as it is in its humor, pace, and story. RespectAbility and ReelAbilities - have both noted the script and applaud the humorous way it punches up at ableism without sacrificing people with disabilities.
Best Friend is available to pitch or discuss with agents, managers, or producers interested in pushing the final frontier of inclusion: Disability. People with disabilities spend more than eight trillion dollars a year. Surely there is a market for content creation that is both inclusive and entertaining for global populations. To download the script, please fill out the form below.
Thanks,
Cory Reeder