The Wide Angle Film Festival brings together compelling films that reflect the lived experience of people with disability. For its 12th edition, it presents a curated selection of diverse, exceptional, international short films that reflect unique perspectives.
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Film Program
The Milky Pop Kid, Fiction, AUSTRALIA (7’00”)
With a twinkle in her eye, actor and disability consultant Jules attempts to share with actor Craig what life is like living with a disability.
Cesar’s Workshop, Non-Fiction, RWANDA (3’23”)
In Kigali, Rwanda, a man named Cesar is building prosthetics for the poorest of his neighborhood. Having lost his leg during the war and experienced a poorly made prothesis he now makes quality prosthetics for others.
Venus, Non-Fiction, U.K. (5’41”)
Faye Carr Wilson’s Venus is an intimate, personal story about disability, empowerment and individuality. In this lovingly crafted documentary, we follow drag performer Venus Dimilo, who explores the art form as a means for creative expression and freedom.
Corey the Warrior, Non-Fiction, AUSTRALIA (3’00”)
Yuin and Bundjalung man, Corey Stewart suffered a brain injury in a car accident that tragically kills his mother. He is now an artist and paints the things he loves: his totems and nature around him.
Prone to the Drone, Fiction, AUSTRALIA (11’00”)
Prone to the Drone is a melancholy comedy about loneliness and connection, as seen through the eyes of a man who has made a life to protect himself from the chaos and accidents of the outside world.
Re-cal-i-brate, Non-Fiction, AUSTRALIA (6’00”)
Majid Rabet uses innovation, invention and art as his therapy as a way of overcoming the trauma he's suffered as a refugee
Just Go, Fiction, LATVIA (10’13”)
Just (pronounced Yoost) is speaking to a woman he likes, Eva, when two men snatch her handbag and run away. Based on a true story, Just begins a long and thrilling chase. This is an ending you’ll never guess.
