REELABILITIES HIGHLIGHTS

The ReelAbilities Houston Film & Arts Festival, virtual this year, is produced by the Jewish Family Service Houston Alexander Institute for Inclusion in collaboration with the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities as well as more than 60 partners and 70-plus volunteers. Full schedule and registration information at reelabilitieshouston.org.

UP Abilities: Speakers include Tony Award-winning actress, singer and humanitarian Ali Stroker, the first actress to use a wheelchair for mobility on Broadway, who aims to improve lives through the arts; and Dan Habib, an award-winning documentary filmmaker who advocates for the end of systemic segregation of people with disabilities and whose adult son has cerebral palsy. 7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 16. $10

Notable films: World premiere of “One Step at a Time,” focused on Houstonian Michael McCulloch, a retired NASA engineer and blind athlete who will speak following the film, 7:30-9 p.m. Feb. 20; “Rising Phoenix” (also on Netflix), about the Paralympic Games’ impact on global understanding of disability, diversity and excellence, with discussion moderated by Houston Chronicle reporter and wheelchair user Elliott Lapin, 7-8 p.m. Feb. 21; and “Angst,” featuring candid interviews with children and young adults who live with anxiety and discussions with mental health experts about causes and sociological effects; representatives of Jewish Family Service, which offers counseling, will discuss the film and pandemic-induced anxiety, 7 p.m. Feb. 23 (film available now). All films are free.

ReelMusic: Recorded concert’s featured performers include Emmanual Gilligan, Toni Hickman, Sashikala Nisankarao and Kyle Cousins with the ReelMusic house band, plus a celebrity drop-in from UP Abilities speaker Ali Stroker. 7-8 p.m. Feb. 24 on the festival website and Facebook page. Free