‘Rain in My Head’ Triple Winner at Easterseals Disability Challenge
variety.comWilliam Earl “Rain in My Head” was the big winner at the 10th annual Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, taking honors for best film, director Chrissy Marshall and actor Layne Apffel.
Also saluted were Nathan Cox, editor for “Smash or Pass”; Rachel Handler, writer, “Unlucky in Love”; and Judith Rubin and “Leap of Love” for best awareness campaign.
The winners were announced May 4 at an orange-carpet ceremony and reception at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City. For the competition, registered filmmakers were given five days within a designated timeframe to write and produce short films (three-to-five minutes) promoting disability inclusion.
Every year’s contest has a theme, and this year it was romance, which resulted in a wide range of viewpoints on the topic. There were a record 115 submissions, from nearly every U.S.
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