Family Workshop: Spy Kids

In celebration of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the history-making civil rights law introduced in July 1990, the Academy Museum presents a day of short films, tours, and a live performance, all to bring awareness to disability, representation, and accessibility in Film.

The program is free with your general admission ticket. Access to the shorts screening, tours, and performance is included. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be available throughout the day.

Schedule

9–10am | Calm Mornings program | Early gallery access | L4, Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Gallery

• Sound and lighting adjustments provide a more sensory-friendly experience. Separate ticket required.

10am–1pm | Calm Mornings program | Family workshop | LL1, Shirley Temple Education Studio

• In addition to the Calm Mornings program, we encourage visitors to attend our Accessible Screening, part of the weekly Family Matinees series, at 11am. A separate admission ticket is required. The Shirley Temple Education Studio will remain open during the screening as a space for relaxation and artmaking until 1pm.

10am-5pm | Disabilities, Representation, and Film Sensory Session | LL1, TMT Lobby

• Explore moviemaking at the Academy Museum through a drop-in, sensory-friendly experience. Examine movie props and other objects through touch as well as a speaker that allows visitors to feel mechanical vibrations from sound.

11am | Short films by neurodivergent filmmakers | Accessible screening | David Geffen Theater

Three short films by neurodivergent filmmakers from the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge and Marvels of Media. Screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A sensory-friendly screening with open captions, dimmed lights, and lower volume for neurodivergent viewers. Free with general admission.

• Breaking Normal | DIRECTED BY: Jessica Cabot | WRITTEN BY: Nicole Betz | WITH: Tal Anderson, Anthony Purnell, Vickie Anderson | 2024 | 6 min. | USA | Color | English | DCP

• The Question | DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Coby Bird | WITH: Coby Bird | 2023 | 4 min. | USA | Color | English | DCP

• The Fish Don't Care When It Rains | DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Jennifer Msumba | WITH: Jennifer Msumba | 2020 | 5 min. | USA | Color | English | DCP

Noon | ASL Interpreted Tour | Studio Ghibli’s PONYO | L2, Wanda Gallery

• A museum educator and ASL interpreter lead a tour of our Studio Ghibli’s PONYO exhibition. Free with general admission.

12:30pm | Jaws: The Tour (En Español) - Tiburón: la recorrido | L4, Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Gallery

• Museum educators offer a 30-minute guided bilingual tour of Jaws: The Exhibition. Free with general admission.

1pm | Live performance | Jazz Hands for Autism | L1, Sidney Poitier Grand Lobby

• Jazz Hands For Autism joins us for a live performance. JHFA provides music education, performance, and employment opportunities for musicians on the autism spectrum. It has secured more than 200 job placements and engaged more than 15,000 people through live, virtual, and hybrid performances. Most recently, a JHFA concert featured the music of Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind and Fire, featuring an appearance by Bailey himself. General admission ticket not required.

1:30pm, 2:30pm, and 3:30pm | Jaws: The Tour | L4, Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Gallery

• A 30-minute guided tour of Jaws: The Exhibition, exploring the blockbuster through original objects, costumes, and additional production materials. Free with general admission.

2pm | Visual Description Tour | Studio Ghibli’s PONYO | L2, Wanda Gallery

• A museum educator hosts a visual description tour of the Studio Ghibli’s PONYO exhibition. Free with general admission.

Relax with a sensory-friendly gallery exploration and try a family costume design workshop in honor of Disability Pride Month.

Inspired by this season’s caper-filled family matinee series, families can create mood- and storyboards to visualize their own tales of mystery.