ABILITYFEST 2013 India International Disability Film Festival, was held from September 23 to 26, 2013 at Sathyam Cinemas. This was the 5th edition of this pioneering event, and we would really like to thank the sponsors for making every edition of the event possible, and the public for coming in large numbers over the years to watch each screening.
We had some amazing films this year from around the world by, with and about people with disabilities. Award winning films from across the world were selected to give the Festival a global perspective to disability and inclusion. These included a selection of highly acclaimed films from Iran- “Gold and Copper”, “Here without me” and “Alzheimer”. The short films included the heartwarming “Special Interview”(Israel), the spirited “Left Foot Cinderella” (France), the thought provoking “ Special People (UK) and the inspiring true story ”Aphasia” (USA).
As we celebrated one hundred years of Indian Cinema, we were delighted to present a veritable film feast from India. These included the first public screening with audio description for the blind of the Tamil film “Haridas”; the all India premiere of the Telugu film “Minugurulu”; the Malayalam film “Beautiful” and the feature length documentary “Indelible”.
