Feature events
Get DIS Party Started
Companion Card will host a free dance party for Companion Card holders and their carers. The carnival themed dance party features DJ Stephen Ferris and roving performers to entertain guests. Sideshow alley will give everyone the chance to try their luck on the mini striker or laughing clowns. Show bags, popcorn and fairy floss are just some of the other highlights of the afternoon.
Thursday 1 December, 12.30pm to 2.30pm
Cost: FREE
Bonnyrigg Sports Club, 610 Elizabeth Drive, Bonnyrigg
Bookings essential: 1800 893 044
Access All Areas Film Festival
Provides access to cinema for people with a disability.
Presented by the Festivalists and Ageing, Disability and Home Care at accessible venues across the state, the 4th annual Access All Areas Film Festival hits the road during November and December.
Feature film: Red Dog (PG)
Directed by Kriv Stender, 2011
92 mins
Whether you’re seeing it for the first time or revisiting what will surely become an Australian classic, this great tale has something for everyone! Inspired by true stories, Red Dog is the tale of a charismatic kelpie who helped unite a disparate local community while roaming (and hitchhiking) across the Western Australian outback in search of his long-lost master.
The stellar cast includes Josh Lucas, Rachel Taylor and Noah Taylor, but the real star truly is the red-cloud kelpie Koko, as Red Dog, who’s sure to steal your heart!
Australian Short Film Program (MA)
Catch a short or three! Touring at selected locations throughout NSW.
Bee Sting
A film by Heath Davis, 2011
15 mins
Starring Brendan Cowell and Matilda Brown, Bee Sting is about love and its complications as a father and son fall for the same woman in the schoolyard.
Scary Therapy
An animation film by Suren Perera, 2009
5 mins
Scary Therapy is a short animation about monsters visiting a life coach. Meet a vampire who has first-date nerves, a zombie battling an addiction, and a sexually confused swamp monster.
Sumo Lake
An animation film by Greg Holfeld, 2011
3 mins
Sumo Lake is Swan Lake retold using only the traditional tools of paper, pencils and coffee – no swans or princesses, just a graceful sumo…
Session Times and Venues
Sydney and Surrounds:
Parramatta
Riverside Theatre
Corner Church and Market Streets
Thursday 1 December
12.00 noon - Australian Short Films Program (G)
6.30pm - Red Dog (PG)
Sydney
Dendy Opera Quays
9/2 East Circular Quay
Friday 2 December
6.00pm - Gala Event
6.30pm - Red Dog (PG)
Casula
Casula Powerhouse
1 Casula Road
Sunday 4 December
11.00am - Australian Short Films Program (G)
12.45pm - Australian Short Films Program (G)
2.30pm - Australian Short Films Program (MA)
3.45pm - Australian Short Films Program (MA)
Regional NSW:
Wollongong
Wollongong City Gallery
Bluescope Gallery
Corner Kembla and Burelli Streets
Wednesday 30 November
1.00pm - Australian Short Films Program (MA)
Thursday 1 December to Friday 2 December
Tuesday 6 December to Thursday 8 December
12 noon - Australian Short Films Program (MA)
Erina
The Hive, Erina Fair
Terrigal Drive
Saturday 26 November
3.00pm - Australian Short Films Program (MA)
Friday 2 December
8.00pm - Australian Short Films Program (MA) (outdoor screening)
To Book
All sessions are FREE but bookings are ESSENTIAL to guarantee your seat!
Phone 02 9281 5608 or email karina@thefestivalists.com
Please inform us of your access requirements. Accessibility services vary at locations.
For transport and venue access information please call our access partner IDEAS:
Toll free: 1800 029 904 or TTY: 02 6947 3377
Visit: www.accessallareasfilmfestival.com.au
Queanbeyan Festival of Ability
The 9th Annual Festival of Ability is a celebration of the achievements of people with a disability. Featuring an afternoon of entertainment with live music from local acts, children’s activities, delicious food, games and much more!
Thursday 1 December, 4.00pm to 7.00pm
Cost: FREE
Queanbeyan Park, between Lowe and Campbell Streets, Queanbeyan
Enquiries: 02 6128 9200
Art Injection
Delineate is an exciting component of the Don’t DIS my ABILITY campaign in celebrating International Day of People with a Disability. In partnership with Accessible Arts, the program is designed to boost and foster arts and disability practice within NSW.
Grants awarded to artists enable them to develop their project in disciplines including dance, music, theatre, visual arts, literature, hybrid/interdisciplinary arts and community art.
Delineate 2012 program highlights
A leaf from my book
Susan Oxenham, Emu Plains
Through Susan's art, she aims to inspire people either with or without a disability to be proactive in pursuing their creative endeavours. In a two-week art exhibition, a series of macular paintings, calendars and postcards will be showcased.
Saturday 5 November to Saturday 19 November
9.00am to 4.30pm (Mon-Fri)
9.00am to 12 noon (Sat)
Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, 597 High Street, Penrith
Beyond Vision
Renata Halusek, Fairfield
A group of creators who have a visual impairment will undertake workshops and skills development for their original work The Window.
Friday 2 December, 11.30am
Powerhouse Youth Theatre, 19 Harris Street, Fairfield
Not What They Seem (working title)
Real Art Works, Lismore
An installation made from moving images and sound will be exhibited for four weeks.
A series of classes and workshops will also take place as part of the project.
Thursday 1 December to Friday 27 January
10.00am to 4.00pm (Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat)
10.00am to 6.00pm (Thu)
Lismore Regional Gallery, 131 Molesworth Street, Lismore
In focus
Delineate 2012 recipient: Janet Diane
Project name: I Love You
I Love You is the story of a young woman who loves to dance the tango. When she unexpectedly has a stroke, she’s hospitalised and told she’ll never walk again. She’s unable to say anything other than “I love you.” This play is the story of a woman who defies some extraordinary odds during her journey to recovery.
Presented as an online event, documentation and vox pop reels of Janet’s journey can be viewed live on the Powerhouse Youth Theatre website.
Tuesday 1 November to Friday 2 December
