Better Hearing Australia Central Coast (BHACC) will host a captioned screening of the new movie, Empire of Light, at Avoca Beach Picture Theatre on Monday, February 27, at 2pm as part of the NSW Seniors Festival.
Set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, the film is about the power of human connection during turbulent times.
It stars Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Monica Dolan, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow, Crystal Clarke, Toby Jones, and Colin Firth.
It follows Hilary Small, who works as a duty manager at the Empire Cinema in Margate and struggles with bipolar disorder and lives alone.
When a new employee starts at the cinema, he and Hilary enter into an inter-racial relationship.
The first 100 tickets booked will be free and 100 choc-top ice creams will be given out on the day.
When all the free tickets are booked, tickets will be sold at a reduced price of $8.80.
As the movie screening is captioned, it will be suitable for people who have hearing loss.
BHACC is a local volunteer not-for-profit organisation which assists people with hearing loss through the provision of support, education, and advocacy.
The NSW Government provided a grant to help BHACC hold the event.
Tickets can be booked online at www.avocabeachtheatre.com.au
Source:
Media release, Feb 8
Better Hearing Australia