Rio: Autism Friendly Screening
In the heart of Rio de Janeiro, follow the captivating journey of Blu, a baby macaw accidentally transported from Brazil to the USA. Raised with love by a girl named Linda, Blu grows into an intelligent bird who doesn’t fly. But destiny intervenes when Tulio, a quirky Brazilian ornithologist, reveals that Blu is the last male of his species. Jewel, a female macaw, awaits him back in Rio. Together, they must save their kind. Join us for an enchanting open-air cinema experience as Blu and Jewel’s adventure unfolds against the vibrant backdrop of Carnival!
All of our screenings take place in a relaxed outdoor environment with space to move around, this screening has additional measures in place to make it an Autism Friendly screening, making it calmer for some guests:
- Gates will open 1 hour before the start of the film to ensure everybody is comfortable. You can arrive at any time, latecomers will be admitted whenever they arrive.
- We will make the box office experience easy and do our very best to keep queues to a minimum.
- There will be no designated seating.
- Guests may sit where they are most comfortable.
- We will not be playing any background music before or after the screening.
- We will start the film promptly at 11am with no adverts or trailers
- There will be no spoken announcements before or after the screening
- The sound level of the screening itself will be kept to a lower level.
- Subtitles will be shown.
- Staff members will be easily identified should anyone need any assistance.
- There will be a designated area towards the rear of the screening where children can stretch their legs or have space to move about whilst the screen is still visible.
- This event will have a lower than normal capacity
- You are welcome to bring your own food and drink
- We welcome any feedback on any further adjustments that could be made
- This screening is open to everyone, please be your usual lovely Sundown selves and make everyone feel welcome however they choose to enjoy the movie.
Gates Open: 10am
Film Starts: 11am