21st Annual Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival

The Coalition of Texans with Disabilities (CTD) is proud to present our 21th annual Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival (CTDFF). The top cinematic celebration of disability in Texas, CTDFF features the work of independent filmmakers from around the world, from documentaries to animated shorts to the avant-garde.

In 2024, CTDFF takes place Friday and Saturday, September 27th and 28th, at the Rollins Theater in Austin. Offerings include…
… screenings of winners and official selections of this year’s international short film competition
… live music
… presentation of the Gene Rodgers Creative Advocacy Award, and more!

Visit ctdfilmfest.org for updates about this year’s program!

Cinema Touching Disability is open to the public for a sliding scale admission fee. Regarding access, the theater 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. Audio description devices will be available. For additional access requests, please contact the Festival at filmfest@txdisabilities.org or the Long Center.

The 21st annual Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival is made possible with major sponsor support from United Healthcare and Upstream Technology

More about Cinema Touching Disability:
Founded in 2004, the Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival is the first in Texas with an explicit focus on cross-disability films. We aim to counter negative stereotypes about people with disabilities and to celebrate positive portrayals of disability culture. CTDFF has become the longest running and most successful disability film festival in the state, bringing short and feature films, television series, and web series to the big screen. Featured guest filmmakers and wraparound events like local music, poetry, and dance complement each year’s selection of films. Past notable guests include: director Cameron S Mitchell (2023), interdisciplinary artist and dancer Bill Shannon (2022), actor and activist RJ Mitte (2019), all filmmakers with disabilities. Cinema Touching Disability is a program of the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities, whose mission is to ensure that all Texans with disabilities may work, live, learn, play and participate fully in the communities of their choice. Learn more at txdisabilities.org.

This is a venue rental event presented by an independent organization separate from the Long Center. Any views or opinions expressed in this event or by the event organizers do not necessarily reflect the views, positions, or values of the Long Center.

The Long Center is committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment and will not tolerate demeaning, harassing, or discriminatory conduct from, or directed toward, patrons, artists, rental clients, staff, or volunteers.