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The Ride Ahead

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Samuel Habib's goals are pretty typical for a 21-year-old. Moving out of his family's New Hampshire home. College. Establishing his career. Dating. Sex. Yet every rite of passage is fraught with challenges. Unexpected seizures and uncontrollable movements caused by his rare genetic disorder. Friends' homes that are inaccessible to his wheelchair. His labored speech and use of a communication device are barriers to a social life. He craves more independence and a family of his own one day. "But no one tells you how to be an adult," he says, "let alone an adult with a disability." Samuel is determined to avoid the statistical realities: unemployment, isolation, institutionalization. A turning point comes when he starts talking to disabled adults, who have been through all he is going through now. And when he begins to channel their insights, a roadmap for himself, and for other young adults like him, begins to take shape.

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Tim Grierson Screen International The Ride Ahead gets its urgent, breezy tone from Samuel who, speaking through his electronic voice, offers us a running commentary on his evolving mindset — from being excited to go off to college to worrying that he will not fit in. Apr 30, 2024 Full Review Paul Emmanuel Enicola The Movie Buff The documentary insists on celebrating possibility rather than focusing on limitation. Samuel doesn’t ask for sympathy; instead, he demands respect, autonomy, and access. Rated: B+ Dec 4, 2024 Full Review Jim Schembri jimschembri.com A stirring, touching doco that is illuminating and occasionally infuriating. Rated: 4/5 Aug 22, 2024 Full Review Katelyn Nelson Daily Grindhouse ...The range of responses paint a rich picture of the ways success, happiness, and life can and does look for each of them at different moments in time. Their responses are candid and frank, explaining harsh realities others may never even consider... Jul 15, 2024 Full Review Larry Fried POV Magazine Dan and Samuel Habib will get more opportunities to carve out a formal sensibility for what disability cinema looks like from Samuel’s perspective, to the point that maybe Samuel will direct a film on his own. Jun 26, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Samuel Habib's goals are pretty typical for a 21-year-old. Moving out of his family's New Hampshire home. College. Establishing his career. Dating. Sex. Yet every rite of passage is fraught with challenges. Unexpected seizures and uncontrollable movements caused by his rare genetic disorder. Friends' homes that are inaccessible to his wheelchair. His labored speech and use of a communication device are barriers to a social life. He craves more independence and a family of his own one day. "But no one tells you how to be an adult," he says, "let alone an adult with a disability." Samuel is determined to avoid the statistical realities: unemployment, isolation, institutionalization. A turning point comes when he starts talking to disabled adults, who have been through all he is going through now. And when he begins to channel their insights, a roadmap for himself, and for other young adults like him, begins to take shape.
Director
Dan Habib, Samuel Habib
Producer
Dan Habib, Erica Lupinacci
Production Co
Like Right Now Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 37m