THE HUMAN RIGHTS ARTS & FILM FESTIVAL
2015 PROGRAM – COMMITTED TO IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY
MELBOURNE, 7 – 21 May 2015 – The 8th Human Rights Arts & Film Festival
(HRAFF) has announced its 2015 program of films, art and forums. Once again
HRAFF is striving to improve the accessibility of the festival for all festivalgoers and
ensuring HRAFF is an inclusive event for all.
HRAFF 2015 will be held in Melbourne from 7 – 21 May before heading around the
country on tour. The festival is presenting the best films and artwork from around the
world and will challenge, touch and inspire audiences from all walks of life.
HRAFF is a Melbourne based not-for-profit incorporated association committed to
making human rights accessible, relevant and significant to all Australians through
an annual film and arts festival and an on-going schools and community
program. HRAFF selects its arts and film to engage and inform people on human
rights issues. The festival’s innovative and entertaining program resonates with
audiences, encouraging them to talk about their experience.
Thanks support from Inclusion Melbourne and a City of Melbourne Community
Grant, HRAFF continues to improve accessibility of film, art and forum events.
Information about accessible screenings and festival access is included below and
here www.hraff.org.au/accessibility. For film synopses and further information, visit
www.hraff.org.au or contact HRAFF’s Disability Access staff using the contact
details at the bottom of this document.
ACCESS FILMS: OPEN CAPTIONING, AUSLAN INTERPRETATION*, FOREIGN
LANGUAGE FILMS WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Many of HRAFF's films have English subtitles and this information can be found at
www.hraff.org.au/accessibility or in the list of accessible screenings below.
AUSLAN will also be available on request for HRAFF films, forums, and art exhibition
artist talks. Please refer to www.hraff.org.au/accessibility or contact, four days before
the event, our Access Coordinator at [email protected] or 03 9639 1121.
I Will Not Be Silenced
Film presented with AUSLAN interpretation and open captioning
English and Swahili with English subtitles
Date: Sunday 17 May 6:30pm
Location: ACMI Cinemas
Price: Full $20 / Conc $18 / Group (6+) $15 per person
Rating: 18+
The Ground Beneath Their Feet
Urdu with English subtitles
Date: Friday 8 May 5:30pm
Location: ACMI Cinemas
Price: Full $20 / Conc $18 / Group (6+) $15 per person
Rating: 15+ if under 15 must be accompanied by an adult
Los Hongos
Spanish with English subtitles
Date: Friday 8 May 7pm
Location: Bella Union
Price: Full $14 Conc $11
Rating: 18+
The Humanitarians
German with English subtitles
Date: Sunday 10 May 3:30pm
Location: ACMI Cinemas
Price: Full $20 / Conc $18 / Group (6+) $15 per person
Rating: 18+
Difret
Amharic with English subtitles
Date: Monday 11 May 8:30pm
Location: ACMI Cinemas
Price: Full $20 / Conc $18 / Group (6+) $15 per person
Rating: 18+
A Quiet Inquisition
Spanish with English subtitles
Date: Wednesday 13 May 6:30pm
Location: ACMI Cinemas
Price: Full $20 / Conc $18 / Group (6+) $15 per person
Rating: 18+
International Shorts 1
Date: 14 May 8:45pm
Location: ACMI Cinemas
Films & Language:
Discipline. French, German, Arabic, Italian with English subtitles
Sahar. Farsi and English with English subtitles
Newborns. Hindi with English subtitles
Undocumented. French with English subtitles
Aban + Khorshid. Persian with English subtitles
Hotel 22. English with English subtitles
The Lion’s Mouth Opens. English with English subtitles
Rating: 18+
Wolfskinder
German, Russian, Ukrainian, Lithuanian with English subtitles
Date: Friday 15 May 9pm
Location: ACMI Cinemas
Price: Full $20 / Conc $18 / Group (6+) $15 per person
Rating: 18+
Bekas
Kurdish with English subtitles
Date: Sunday 17 May 3:40pm
Location: ACMI Cinemas
Price: Full $25 Conc $15
Rating: Rated M. Some course language
Tomorrow We Disappear
Hindi with English subtitles
Date: 17 May 8:45pm
Location: ACMI Cinemas
Price: Full $20 / Conc $18 / Group (6+) $15 per person
Rating: 18+
Slums: Cities of Tomorrow
English, Hindi, Arabic and French with English subtitles
Date: Monday 18 May 6pm
Location: ACMI Cinemas
Price: Full $20 / Conc $18 / Group (6+) $15 per person
Rating: 18+
Gett, the Trail of Viviane Amsalem
French and Hebrew with English subtitles
Date: Monday 18 May 8:30pm
Location: ACMI Cinemas
Price: Full $20 / Conc $18 / Group (6+) $15 per person
Rating: 18+
International Shorts 2
Date: 19 May 8:00pm
Location: ACMI Cinemas
Films & Language:
Baghdad Messi. Arabic with English subtitles
Stone Cards. Afrikaans with English subtitles
White Earth. English with English subtitles
TWAAGA. Arabic with English subtitles
Rating: 15+ if under 15 must be accompanied by an adult
The Beekeeper
Kurdish, Swiss German and German with English subtitles
Date: Thursday 21 May 7pm
Location: ACMI Cinemas
Price: Full $20 / Conc $18 / Group (6+) $15 per person
Rating: 18+
Sumé: The Sound of a Revolution
Greenlandic and Danish with English subtitles
Date: Tuesday 19 May 6pm
Location: ACMI Cinemas
Price: Full $20 / Conc $18 / Group (6+) $15 per person
Rating: 18+
HRAFF VISUAL WALKING TOUR
Curator talk with AUSLAN interpreter
Date: Saturday 16 May Saturday 16 May 12pm and 3pm (approx. 1.5 hours)
Location: Meet at No Vacancy Project Space in Federation Square. Booking not
necessary.
GENERAL ACCESS INFORMATION
TICKETING
All tickets are available through www.hraff.org.au. Browse the program, purchase
pickets and print your tickets at home. Easy!
ACCESS INFORMATION
HRAFF is committed to improving the accessibility of the festival for all festivalgoers.
HRAFF's accessible services have been supported by Inclusion Melbourne and a
City of Melbourne Community Grant.
SERVICE ANIMALS
Trained guide, hearing and assistance dogs are welcome at all Festival venues.
WHEELCHAIR ACCESS
All HRAFF venues are accessible by wheelchair except for Fort Delta. Accessible
toilets are available at ACMI. Wheelchair access is available at Bella Union, however
we advise contacting them beforehand to arrange entry (03) 9650 5699.
COMPANION CARD
HRAFF supports the Companion Card. Companion Card complimentary tickets can
be booked by contacting HRAFF at the time of purchase. Companion Cards must be
presented at the venue when entering the cinema or collecting tickets, otherwise
entry will be refused.
ASSISTIVE LISTENING
For all cinemas at ACMI assistive listening devices are available for collection from
ACMI’s Tickets and Information Desk.
AUSLAN INTERPRETERS AND CAPTION SCREENINGS
HRAFF is providing open captions and AUSLAN interpreters at the screening of I
Will Not Be Silenced, please refer to the listings above or visit www.hraff.org.au
for further details on the film.
Many of HRAFF's films have English subtitles and this information can be found at
www.hraff.org.au/accessibility or in the list of accessible screenings above.
AUSLAN will also be available on request for HRAFF films, forums, and art exhibition
artist talks. Please refer to www.hraff.org.au/accessibility or contact, 4 days before
the event, our Access Coordinator at [email protected] or 03 9639 1121.
LARGER TEXT PROGRAM
If you’d like a large text version of this program,
please contact us and we will email or post a copy
to you.
DIFFERENT FORMATS AVAILABLE
A text version of the program is available for download from the HRAFF website at
www.hraff.org.au/accessibility. A plain English version is also available on
request.
SIGHT IMPAIRMENTS
Reserved seating is available for patrons with sight impairments. Please call or email
HRAFF at least 48 hours prior to the screening to arrange.
VENUE INFORMATION
For venue specific enquiries, please contact the venues directly using the numbers
below. For all other access information, please contact HRAFF directly.
Australian Centre for Moving Image (ACMI)
(03) 8663 2583
www.acmi.net.au/visit-us/accessibility
Federation Square
(03) 9655 1900
www.fedsquare.com/accessibility
Bella Union
(03) 9650 5699
[email protected]
www.bellaunion.com.au
Chapter House Lane
[email protected]
HRAFF CONTACTS
HRAFF Office
(03) 9639 1121
[email protected]
HRAFF Disability Access Coordinators
Meg Kauthen
[email protected]
Trudy Ryall
[email protected]
Festival Director
Ella McNeill
[email protected]
For all HRAFF Media Opportunities contact:
Ghita Loebenstein 0411 436 620
[email protected]
Stephanie Payne 0409 010 441
[email protected]