Documentary Features
The Ride Ahead
Samuel Habib is a 21-year-old with typical goals: moving out of his family’s home, attending college, establishing his career, and dating. Yet every rite of passage is fraught with challenges. In his case, the challenges are unexpected seizures and uncontrollable movements caused by his rare genetic disorder and friends’ homes that are inaccessible to his wheelchair. His labored speech and use of a communication device are barriers to a social life. Determined to avoid the statistical realities of unemployment, isolation, and institutionalization, he begins to channel the insights of disabled adults to create a roadmap for young adults like him.
Preceded by the professional short Good Boy. A virtual Q&A with directors Samuel and Dan Habib immediately follows the screening.
DIRECTORS
Samuel Habib
Dan Habib
PRODUCER
Dan Habib
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Samuel and Dan Habib co-directed the Emmy Award-winning My Disability Roadmap, a 2022 The New York Times Op-Doc. A community college student who has presented nationally on disability rights, Samuel experiences GNAO1 Neurodevelopmental Disorder, a rare genetic disorder that caused his cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and speech challenges. Dan Habib is the director, producer, and cinematographer of the documentary films Intelligent Lives, Who Cares About Kelsey?, Mr. Connolly Has ALS, and Including Samuel. He served on the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities under President Barack Obama.