national film & sound archive, Canberra ACT Australia
december 3rd
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY 2010

7 short films made by, with and about people with a disability.

Free event
Bookings essential
phone: 02 6205 2222
email: human.rights@act.gov.au
please let us know if you have any special access requirements.

5.15pm - Beautiful
6.00pm - refreshments in the Arc court yard - free
7.00pm - 6 of the best - films from the Other film fest 2010.

an initiative of the ACT human rights commission with the ACT community arts office.

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BEAUTIFUL
2010, Drama, Australia
Written by Hal Judge and Gevevieve Clay

A film about love and acceptance made in Canberra by people with mixed abilities in collaboration with Genevieve Clay, Director of ‘Be My Brother’.

Beautiful stars Canberra actors Peter Rosini and Katie Senior, and includes a local cast and crew with, and without, disabilities. 

To find out more about this film and the Through a Different Lens project
 go to www.generate.net.au

Making of - video of the 1st workshop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs5tB8q98rk

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Peter Rosini and Katie Senior star in BEAUTIFULWritten by Hal Judge and Gevevieve Clay

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BEAUTIFUL
Written by Hal Judge and Gevevieve Clay

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME

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6 shorts from 

THE OTHER FILM FESTIVAL 2010

NEW CINEMA BY, WITH AND ABOUT PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY

ANYTHING YOU CAN DO

Emma Buckley, 2009, 8min, Drama, Australia

Game on! Two boys face off in a back room. The competition is fierce. Faces are pulled and burps unleashed. But when victory is at hand, will it still taste sweet?

COMING OUT

Louis  Neethling, 2006, 7min, Comedy, United Kingdom

This quirky comedy explores Deaf identity as a teenager outs himself to his mother. Why has he been hiding all those magazines and videos and what will his father say when he finds out? Family life will never be the same again.

RITA

Antonio Piazza, 2009, 18min, Drama, Italy

Rita is ten years old and blind since birth. She is stubborn, curious and battles her overprotective mother. Her claustrophobic world is suddenly breached by a terrified young man on the run. Together they make their escape from the house, down to the beach and into the dark water. 

THE DEAF MAN

David Kurs, 2007, 10min, Fiction, U S A

A Deaf man is held against his wishes by an unseen narrator who persuasively invites the audience to question how this man might function. A powerful deconstruction of ignorance and stereotyping.

OUTCASTS

Ian Clark, 2008, 25min, Comedy, United Kingdom

A girl in love, a pop star in peril and a gang of unruly misfits on the run. The ride doesn’t stop before everyone gets what they want and someone gets what he deserves. Not quite your average road movie.

FOOTBALL FATHER (HENIO, IDZIEMY NA WIDZEW)

Michal Jozwiak, 2007, 29min, Documentary, Poland

Marcin is blind and works as a masseur for the proud Widzew soccer team from Lodz. He decides to take his partially-sighted son with him to the next big game. A powerful portrait about the special love between father and son set amidst the violent world of football supporters.

For information about The Other Film Festival go to www.otherfilmfestival.com

SUPPORTED BY

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THE ACT HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION.
ACT COMMUNITY ARTS OFFICE.
THE NATIONAL FILM & SOUND ARCHIVE.
ArtsACT.
Australian Governments REGIONAL ARTS FUND.
ACT Department of Housing & Community Services. 
HealthACT.
The Canberra Tradies.
The Snow Foundation.
KV Productions.