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The Melbourne International Film Festival is pleased to bring audiences a fantastic selection of accessible offerings available online, Australia-wide through the festival’s streaming platform MIFF Play.
There are so many more films, and not much more time, so don’t hesitate. Come join us!
Films on MIFF Play are available to stream Australia-wide until 22 August at MIFF Play.
Browse all the accessible offerings at MIFF Play Access.
Use the discount code AAV15 at checkout to get 15% off all streams.
Several titles in the MIFF Play program can be watched with open captions including the uplifting MIFF Premiere Fund-supported documentary feature Chef Antonio’s Recipes for Revolution, the dream hang-out romance Freshman Year and the unflinching tribute to transmasculine icon Billy Tipton No Ordinary Man.
MIFF is thrilled to present a number of films that can be watched with audio descriptions including the MIFF Premiere Fund-supported film Ablaze, an insightful, thoughtful documentary about First Nations activist Bill Onus, told by his grandson Tiriki Onus. The revealing documentary about the 1945 firebombings of Tokyo Paper City and the affecting period drama Little Tornadoes are also available with audio descriptions.
There are over fifty 100% subtitled films available to stream on MIFF Play including the absurdist road-movie from Iran Bandar Band and the witty theatrical comedy feature Social Hygiene.
The text you are reading now has been written by automatic dictation. technologies like this allow access, and diversity, when interacting with work and words. it was this spirit that I had worked with miff to uphold in the role of access officer, and we were excited to bring a bevvy of accessible screenings to this year’s festival. Most notably the first relaxed screenings ever to take place within a Miff festival. Now, while we live at home as best we can, MIFF can still reach out to us through the provisions the disabled folk have been requesting for years; digital access. I’d like to take one moment of your time, since you’ve read this far, to recommend some movies to you, to keep you well and warm.
There are many reasons I suggest this documentary feature film. Quietly powerful, Paper City is a timely reminder of the lengthy and difficult contribution made by those who self-advocate for their needs. This film follows three survivors of the 1945 firebombing of Tokyo as they struggle for recognition by their government of the disadvantage they have lived with their whole lives. The audio descriptive track is quietly revolutionary, involving two voice actors bringing to life the scenes depicted, and drawing attention to details and cultural context that deepen the viewers experience of this film.
Paper City is available with open captions and audio descriptions.
A glimpse into the life of a sister supporting her brother, who is born deaf and blind. it’s simple and delicate, and draws attention to the importance of the other senses, especially when for Peter they’re certainly not other, but indeed, only.
Please note: unfortunately this film does not include captions or audio descriptions.
A step towards a world where getting to go to work is just getting to go to work. Chef Antonio’s Recipes for Revolution follows the lives of people with Down Syndrome in Italy as they train to work in the Albergo Ettico hotels and its attached restaurant. A light-hearted, colourful slice of life in Italy, it will brighten up your Lockdown Winter.
This film is available with open captions and audio descriptions.
Opened Captioning (all audience can view)
Audio Description
