AXA Proudly Sponsors the 2016 ReelAbilities Film Festival

AXA, a financial protection and retirement industry leader, announced today that it is an official sponsor of the 2016 ReelAbilities Film Festival, the largest film festival in the country dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories, and artistic expressions of people with disabilities.

“We are proud to sponsor the ReelAbilities Film Festival and join in promoting access and inclusion through these wonderful films,” said Anders Malmstrom, Senior Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of AXA US and Executive Sponsor of the AXA ABLE (Awareness of overcoming Barriers and creating a Lifestyle of Equality) Employee Resource Group (ERG). “The festival’s mission aligns with AXA’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, and offering individualized advice to our clients with families that require special needs financial planning and strategies.”

The 8th Annual ReelAbilities: NY Disabilities Film Festival, presented by the Jewish Community Center (JCC) Manhattan, kicked off with an opening night gala on March 10. Oscar nominee Mark Ruffalo provided opening remarks at the event, which featured the New York premiere of the award-winning film Margarita with a Straw. The NY festival took place in a record number of venues from March 10-16, making it the most accessible film festival in the country. For a flavor of the festival’s NY opening night, watch AXA’s highlight video.

Next stop: Boston. The 5th Annual Boston ReelAbilities Film Festival will take place in over 14 venues across Massachusetts, April 3-14. The festival, co-presented by The Boston Jewish Film Festival, begins with a special event on April 3 at the Showcase Cinema Revere and an opening night event at Emerson College on April 4. The festival offers a variety of compelling stories that cover a range of human experience. View the Boston festival schedule for a full list of films and events.

ReelAbilities will continue its nationwide tour through the remainder of 2016. As a national sponsor, AXA will take part in the Boston festival next week and the New Jersey festival in November.

AXA ABLE, an AXA employee resource group, is committed to fostering awareness of people with disabilities and special needs within AXA and the communities in which we do business. This will be AXA ABLE’s 7th year participating in the ReelAbilities Film Festival.

AXA Advisors financial professionals who have experience in special needs financial planning will participate in many of the events throughout the ReelAbilities Film Festival. For more information on special needs financial planning, go to www.specialneedsfinancialservices.com.

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For more information on the ReelAbilities festival, visit www.reelabilities.org. To learn more about AXA ABLE, visit our Diversity and Inclusion page. Follow us on Twitter @AXA_US.

About AXA

“AXA” is a brand name of AXA Equitable Financial Services, LLC and its family of companies, including AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (NY, NY), MONY Life Insurance Company of America (AZ stock company, administrative office: NY, NY), AXA Advisors, LLC, and AXA Distributors, LLC. In business since 1859, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company is a leading financial protection company and one of the nation’s premier providers of life insurance, annuity, and financial products and services distributed to individuals and business owners through its retail distribution channel, AXA Advisors, LLC (member FINRA, SIPC) and to the financial services market through its wholesale distribution channel, AXA Distributors, LLC.

AXA S.A. is a Paris-headquartered holding company for a group of international insurance and financial services companies, including AXA Equitable Financial Services, LLC companies. AXA S.A. is a worldwide leader in financial protection strategies and wealth management with 102 million clients in 56 countries as of December 31, 2013.

The obligations of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company and MONY Life Insurance Company of America are backed solely by their claims-paying ability. Find AXA on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. For more information, visit www.axa.com.

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