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Best Of ShAFF - Access All Areas

A selection of the best films from ShAFF 2023
 
Riding The Rails Poster image showig two cyclists and a dog on a home made contraption cycling along a disused railyway line
Film: Riding The Rails

About

Running time

89 minutes

Certificate

15

Screenings

Friday 3 Mar '23 | 9:00pm Screen 3

Saturday 4 Mar '23 | 8:30pm Screen 3

A selection of the best films from ShAFF 2023.

Best of ShAFF - Access All Areas will screen in accessible formats for d/Deaf and blind/partially sighted audiences. Films have Audio Description available through headsets and open captions on screen.

A BSL translator will be at the Friday session to translate any spoken introductions and will be there 15 minutes before the start to assist any audience members that need assistance.

A BSL translator will be at the Saturday session to translate spoken introductions to the session and films and will be there 15 mins before and also after the session to assist any audience members that need assistance.

Coldhouse Collective and Danielle Sellwood, supported by Berghaus are collaborating with ShAFF to host a series of events to tackle the lack of accessibility for d/Deaf and blind/partially sighted audiences in adventure films and festivals.

READ more HERE

This project is supported by Film Hub North with National Lottery funding on behalf of the BFI Film Audience Network.

Two adventurers stand side by side in the distance raising their arms to the camera, they are dwarfed by the rocky landscape that surrounds them.
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A Baffin Vacation
Erik Boomer and Sarah McNair-Landry set off on a bold multi-sport 45 day expedition traveling through the remote landscape of Baffin Island in search of stunning cliffs.
Riding The Rails Poster image showig two cyclists and a dog on a home made contraption cycling along a disused railyway line
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Riding the Rails
A mountain bike film about a rider and his wife who convert their bikes to ride on abandoned railways to access remote camping, fishing, biking and of course adventure.
A Black man stands astride a bicycle which has a lawnmower attached to the back of it
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Only in Toledo
Laughed at & ridiculed but kept on going strong. This is the story of DeShawn Willis and his mobile landscaping business!
A skier skiing towards the camera above a coud inversion with jagged snowy peaks in the background.
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Snow Blind
What would you do if you lost your sight?
Poster image for the film Bluetits. Birds eye view of woman floating in the sea
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Bluetits
The film follows founder Sian Richardson and early members of the beloved swimming group BlueTits, a now 6,000 strong organisation.
Poster image for the film Elevated. A climber wearing a white helmet leaning against a sandstone cliff.
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Elevated
Deaf climber Sonya shares her testimony in overcoming barriers and gaining acceptance while hosting climbing retreats with both hearing & Deaf outdoor enthusiasts.
The poster image for the film Riding Through The Dark featuring a yellow jacketed cyclist riding towards the camera. The focus is on the cyclist with the background blurred out.
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Riding Through The Dark
Gavin Towers, a visually impaired amateur cyclist from Millom, Cumbria, attempted to cycle 4,802 miles around the British coastline in less than 22 days.
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Shown 3 Mar '23 | 9:00pm Screen 3
Shown 4 Mar '23 | 8:30pm Screen 3

Featured

Poster image for the film Bluetits. Birds eye view of woman floating in the sea
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Best Of ShAFF 2023 - Award Winners
The best of the fest - directors' choice of award winning films from ShAFF 2023
Poster image for the film Art Of Grind. A silloughetted bike and some power lines
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Adventure Bites
An hour-long loop of eye-catching short adventure films representing a little bit of everything.
A montage of images from this year's films with a mountain backdrop
Access All Areas Accessible Films
Access All Areas with Accessible Films at ShAFF 2023
Mugshots of Tim Burton, Danielle Selwoos and Poppy Levosom, the three panelists at the Accessible Adventure Film Panel
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Panel Event - Access All Areas
4 Mar '23 10:30am
Why make adventure films accessible? As adventure films focus more on diversity, what do we need to do to ensure that the films are made accessible to a wider audience?