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Audio Described Tickets still available for "Sold Out" Film Festival event

01/06/2010 - Media Release

The Waiting City
Audio described on Wednesday 9 June 2010, 8:00pm
George Street Event Cinema 9

The much anticipated second feature film from Australian director Claire McCarthy has sold out its session at the Sydney Film Festival – but some tickets are still available for patrons using audio description services.

To ensure an audio described enabled seat for this Australian premier contact the Sydney Film Festival directly and make your booking now!

About the film ‘The Waiting City’
Fiona (Radha Mitchell) and Ben (Joel Edgerton) arrive in India expecting to end the long wait for their adopted child Lakshmi only to encounter bureaucratic hitches that further delay the much anticipated union.  The couple react differently to the frustrating circumstances, Fiona immersing herself in work, Ben giving way to the rhythms of the city and the easy charm of an old friend (Isabel Lucas).

Captivating in its layered depiction of the complications the couple face, the protracted sense of time and the mesmerising sensuality of Kolkata, this is a film that understands and deeply respects the cycles of life, love, death and renewal. Sydneysider Claire McCarthy, whose debut feature Cross Life premiered at SFF 2007, returns with an ambitious and perfectly realised film featuring eloquent performances from the lead actors and shimmering cinematography by ongoing collaborator Denson Baker.

There are four easy ways to book your festival tickets:

  • Online via the SFF website.
  • Mobile via the SFF2010 iPhone app SFF2010.
  • Mobile via the SFF2010 Mobile website
  • Call the box office: 02 9690 5390 (Open 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri until 1 June, 9am-9pm during festival)

For details about the films screening with audio description visit the SFF at www.sff.org.au.  For film, venue and other Festival information call 02 8205 8399.

MEDIA CONTACT: Tracylee Arestides, Marketing & Media Coordinator Tel: 02 9251 6499 ext 101 E: marketing@aarts.net.au

Audio Described Tickets still available for "Sold Out" Film Festival event (Word, 100KB)