Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

NY Premiere!

Filmmakers Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui (McQueen) soar to new heights with their emotional and deeply moving account of the story of the late Christopher Reeve, who became an iconic movie star as the Man of Steel in the blockbuster Superman films of the late 1970s and 80s – until a near-fatal accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. This epic documentary details Reeve’s pivot to determined activism for spinal cord injury cures and disability rights and care, a journey that his three children, Matthew, Alexandra and Will, would eventually continue after his untimely death.

The screening will be followed by an on-stage conversation with Will Reeve (Christopher Reeve’s son), and filmmakers Ian Bonhote and Peter Ettedgui

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Screening as part of DOC NYC Selects Summer 2024

• Country USA
• Running Time 104 minutes
• Format DCP
• Distributor DOC NYC Selects
• Cast Christopher Reeve (Archival Footage)
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil, Closed Captioning

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