ReelAbilities International Film Festival is dedicated to promoting and celebrating awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories, and artistic expressions of people with disabilities. The festival brings people together to engage in stimulating conversations around inclusion, access, and justice, leveraging the power of cinema and cultural engagement to challenge the status quo and build a more inclusive and equitable world.
ReelAbilities Film Festival Denver is for everyone including those with disabilities, disability advocates, artists, allies and more. Hosting this international festival in Denver allows us to bring this programming to a local level, fostering partnerships with area organizations doing incredible work to serve disability communities and advocates, and utilizing our platform to highlight these partners and connect festival goers to their programs and services.
Box Office Contact Information
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm & 1 hour before in-person screenings
Phone: 303.316.6360
Email: boxoffice@jccdenver.org
Please expect a response within 1-2 business days.
Accessibility is of the upmost importance to the ReelAbilities Denver program. Here’s how we’re ensuring our offerings are equitable and inclusive:
English-language subtitles that depict narration, dialogue, and any sound cues are built into all film files. Icon description: an orange circle with “OC” in bolded white capitalized letters.
Narration describing visual elements for the blind and visually impaired are built into every program as separate catalog listings. If you require an Audio Description device, please enter AUDIO as a discount code when purchasing your tickets. Icon description: an orange circle with “AD” in white capitalized letters and three parentheses emanating from the curve of the “D.”
All spoken content will offer ASL interpretation. Icon description: an orange circle with two hands in white font signing the word for “interpreter” in ASL.
All festival content will be offered in a sliding scale format to allow participation of all interested community members at a ticket price that is accessible to them. For more information, click here. Icon description: an orange circle with a white hand in profile, palm up, with a white coin hovering above the hand.
This festival will be offered both in-person and virtually for home access at any time of day. Please note that while we strive to make all films accessible virtually, certain limitations prohibit a fully hybrid festival. Icon description: an orange circle with a white “Play button” right-pointing arrow, on top of a spoked, old-school film reel
In-Person, August 24 - 27
JCC Denver will host six in-person screenings along with four supplemental programs or Q&As.
In-Person, August 23 - 28
Boulder JCC will host three in-person screenings with a talkback or Q&A following each screening
Virtual, August 24 - 31
For those who choose not to attend in person, 12 of our films will be available virtually for one week, starting August 24. To view these films at home, simply purchase a virtual admission or pass instead of the in-person option and you'll receive a link to watch the film(s) any time over the following week. Please see "Passes & Tickets" for more information.
