Access All Areas Film Festival promotes full inclusion for people with disabilities to film and festivals and is a flagship event of the 2009 Don’t DIS my ABILITY campaign .
From 16 November, the festival will tour Castle Hill, North Rocks, Griffith, Wagga Wagga and Orange, finishing at Sydney’s Dendy Opera Quays on 3 December to mark International Day of People with a Disability. All films are free, and will be audio-described for people with vision impairment, captioned for the hearing impaired and wheelchair accessible.
Screening intros and Q & As will be Auslan interpreted. Extra carers (volunteers / staff from the festival) will be on hand to help the less mobile.
The Boys are Back is a moving tale of fatherhood, starring Clive Owen as a sportswriter who, in the wake of his wife’s tragic death, finds himself having to cope as a single father. Inspired by a true story, directed by Scott Hicks (director of Shine).
My Year without Sex is an entertaining comedy about a family dealing the big and small questions. Set over one messy year, Ross and Natalie, parents of two, navigate nits, faith, Christmas, job insecurity, footy practice, more nits, and whether they will ever have sex again.
Shorts for Kids is a program of new short films including the IF award nominee Tin Can Heart will also visit schools for the deaf and blind in Western Sydney. Selected filmmakers from around the country will travel with the festival to present their work and chat with audiences.
Tickets are free. Book by calling the festival office on 02 9281 5608, or they will be available from the box office 30 minutes prior to the start of the screening.
www.accessallareasfilmfestival.com.au/index.html
3 November 2009
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