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Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival

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October 16 - 18, 2020
Virtual

The Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival and Short Film Competition aims to change the picture of disability through film. The top cinematic celebration of disability in the state, the Festival features the best work of independent filmmakers from around the world, from documentaries to animated shorts to the avant-garde. The two-day event, usually held at the Alamo Drafthouse, provides a unique and entertaining way to positively and accurately view disability.

In 2020, in light of the coronavirus crisis, Cinema Touching Disability held TWO events:

• We tried something new in 2020—and it was great! CTDFF: Online!, a digital showcase of disability shorts from our international Short Film Competition, launched August 15 and closed September 15. In addition to presenting 10 outstanding disability shorts, we also held 4 Q&As with the filmmakers. While CTDFF: Online! has closed, you can still see which films we screened, plus recordings of our filmmaker Q&As.
• Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival, our signature event, took place October 16, 17, and 18 online. Our film line up for this year's Festival was completely different than our CTDFF: Online! short film showcase, view our program.

About Cinema Touching Disability

Praised by the Texas Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities, the Austin Mayor's Committee on People with Disabilities, the Texas Film Commission, and the Austin Film Society, Cinema Touching Disability is informative and refreshing for all audiences. The Festival provides audiences with the opportunity to enjoy films that can’t otherwise be seen on the big screen. With free admission (the $10 ticket is good for $10 of food or drink at the Festival), we offer unique evenings with wrap-around experiences inspired by the films, like live entertainment, art, and conversations.

Stay in touch! Get the latest all year through Cinema Touching Disability News, our free e-newsletter, with exclusive interviews and insightful analysis of recent popular film releases from a disability perspective. For updates about this year's program, featured guests, the short film competition, and more Festival highlights, follow us on Facebook - Twitter - Instagram.

The Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival is a program of the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities. One in five Texans has a disability, and CTD works to ensure that we may work, live, learn, play and participate fully in the community of their choice. CTD’s statewide priorities include independent living, attendant wages and other services, civil rights, employment, and access to healthcare and medications. Get involved!

Learn more about the history of the Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival and Short Film Competition.