Sensory-Friendly Screening
Sensory-friendly performances aim to provide a positive viewing experience for people with autism or other sensory-related disabilities and their families. Special accommodations will account for potential sensory challenges such as jarring sounds or lights, and patrons are invited to express themselves during the screening. A quiet area will be available during the show for anyone who needs to take a break, and volunteers will be present to support attendees and families.
This screening is free to attend; please RSVP using the button below.
Friday, November 1
10:00 AM
Violet Crown 5
Official Oscar© Selection—Latvia
After a great flood destroys their home, a diverse group of animals come together to navigate their newly aquatic planet in search of dry land in this adventure tale for all ages. With trust, courage, and cleverness on their side, they confront the dangers they encounter as a team.
This captivating, animated spectacle about the fragility of our environment and the importance of friendship and community recently took top honors at the Annecy Film Festival, the world’s premiere animation festival. Director Gints Zilbalosis delivers a masterclass in animation as he chronicles the extraordinary adventures of a courageous cat, a capycabra, a lemur and bird as they journey through both natural and mystical realms – delivering an excursion for the senses and a treasure for the heart.
“A supreme example of a movie kids will love that adults will too”
-Christian Blauvelt, indieWire
“If I could wish for the future of animation, these images would be its magnificent, breathtaking start”
-Guillermo del Toro
The VAFF’s Sensory-Friendly Screening is made possible by our partnership with Accessible Theatre Project.
The Virginia Film Festival’s Accessibility is supported, in part, by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. 
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