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Selected & Winning shorts

In 2025, Cinema Touching Disability takes place Saturday, September 20 at the Long Center in Austin. This year's offerings include screenings of winners and official selections of this year’s international short film competition and more!

Schedule

5:00 Doors

5:30 Program begins, with welcome by CTDFF staff & annual Gene R. Rodgers Creative Advocacy Award

6:00 Selected Shorts block 1

• Different All My Life
• In Case of Fire
• Refrain
• Gum

6:45 Brief intermission

7:00 Selected Shorts block 2

• Pathfinder
• Grandpa has a broken eye
• Quad Life
• Take Care

7:45 Personal attendant care panel 

8:15 Selected Shorts block 3

• Living Proof
• Simple Machine
• Dreamscapes

9:00 Voting for Audience Favorite & Awards Announcement

9:30 Close of program

Things to note!

Eat first! While you can grab a snack and drink at the concessions stand during the Fest, more substantial food will not be available. Please plan accordingly.

About access: we'll be back in the Long Center's Rollins Theater, which will have open seating, with unattached chairs on a level floor, and some tables for those who need a surface. All films will be screened with open captions, and ASL interpretation will be provided for all spoken portions of the Festival. Live audio description devices will be available.

About parking: Garage parking includes accessible spaces, and a limited number of parking spaces out front will be available. You must email us before the Festival if you need one of the spaces out front. There will be no valet this year.

For additional access requests or questions, please contact the Festival at filmfest@txdisabilities.org or the Long Center.