Accessible Films and Arts Festivals
Updated 9-11-15 by VSA Minnesota, 612-332-3888, access@vsamn.org, www.vsamn.org
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Accessible Films
ACCESSIBLE MOVIES: Several technologies are available to make movies accessible for people
with vision or hearing loss.
Rear Window® Captioning displays reversed captions on a light-emitting diode (LED) text display
which is mounted in the rear of a theater. Patrons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing use transparent
acrylic panels attached to their seats to reflect the captions so they appear superimposed on the
movie screen. The reflective panels are portable and adjustable, enabling the caption user to sit
anywhere in the theater without bothering patrons in surrounding seats.
DVS Theatrical® presents concise descriptive narration of visual cues, including actions, settings,
scene changes, facial expressions and silent movement, through an FM or infrared system, making
movies more meaningful to people with vision loss. The moviegoer hears the narration on a headset
without disturbing other audience members and at no extra cost.
The Media Access Group at WGBH in Boston developed Rear Window Captioning and DVS
Theatrical. Films equipped with this MoPix (Motion Picture Access) technology are listed at Web:
http://ncam.wgbh.org/mopix/nowshowing.html#mn. More info: Phone: 617-300-3400; TTY: 617300-2489; E-mail: access@wgbh.org
Some cinemas use other variations of Open captioning, which is a text display of words and sounds
heard during a performance, film, video, speech or dialogue. The display is “open” for anyone to see
in a particular seating area.
The website http://www.captionfish.com lists cinemas with these access features. Put in your zip
code and the site will give current listings of nearby movies with open or closed captioning, an audio
description track, or English subtitles in foreign films.
The following movie complexes in Minnesota offer captioning or description services:
AMC Showplace Inver Grove 16, 5567 Bishop Ave., Inver Grove Heights 55076. Open captioned
films generally Wed.-Thurs. Phone: 651-453-1916; Movie Times: 1-888-AMC 4FUN. Web:
http://www.amctheatres.com/InverGrove/.
AMC Eden Prairie Mall 18 Theatres, 8251 Flying Cloud Dr., Suite 4000, Eden Prairie 55344 (Eden
Prairie Shopping Center, Hwy 212 & 494), Park in upper level lot between Sears & Kohl's. Accessible
films in Auditorium 7; may need to sit in certain area for description headsets to work. Phone: 952656-0010; movie listings: 888-262-4386 (888-AMC-4FUN). E-mail: 0650@amctheatres.com; Web:
http://www.amcentertainment.com.
AMC Rosedale 14 Theatres, 850 Rosedale Center, Roseville 55113 (Rosedale Center, Hwy 36 &
Snelling Ave.). Accessible films in Auditorium 14. Phone: 651-604-9347 or 651-604-9344. E-mail:
0651@amctheatres.com. Web: http://www.amcentertainment.com
The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul does not currently have audio described or captioned
films, except for foreign films with English captions, at St. Anthony Main Theatre, 115 SE Main St.,
Minneapolis. Phone: 612-331-7563; E-mail: info@mspfilmsociety.org, Web:
http://www.mspfilmsociety.org.
Landmark Theatres: Three cinemas in Minneapolis and Edina offer CaptiView Closed Caption
Viewing Systems, which allow people with hearing loss to read movie dialogue from the comfort of
their seat anywhere in the auditorium; and Fidelio, a wireless audio system that delivers descriptive
narration for people with vision loss and amplified sound for people with hearing loss. Patrons can get
a compact audio receiver with a plug-in headset at the box office or bring their own headset.
Descriptive Narration and Closed captioning availability is subject to the content made available from
distributors. All films are available with amplified sound through Assisted Listening Devices (ALD).
Web: http://www.landmarktheatres.com/minneapolis or
http://www.landmarktheatres.com/minneapolis/accessibility-equipment.
Edina Cinema: 3911 W. 50th St., Edina 55424. Phone: 952-920-8796.
Lagoon Cinema: 1320 Lagoon Ave., Minneapolis 55408. Phone: 612-823-3020.
Uptown Theatre: 2906 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis 55408. Phone: 612-823-3005.
Marcus Theatres in the Twin Cities, St. Cloud and Duluth: CaptiView (closed captioning)
technology for guests who are deaf and hard of hearing can be used at any showing for movies that
are captioned using this technology. When buying a ticket, request the CaptiView device (about the
size of a large smartphone with a screen to display the captions). Its flexible support arm fits into the
cupholder of the guest’s seat, and the viewing angle can be adjusted. Patrons can also request
assistive listening devices (wireless headphones with adjustable volume) at the box office at all film
showings. Guests with vision loss can use these headphones as descriptive audio devices when a
movie offers a descriptive audio option. Not all films are produced this way, but the number of
available films is increasing. Web: http://marcustheatres.com/Theatre/TheatreTechnologies. Marcus
Theatres in Minnesota are:
Duluth Cinema: 300 Harbor Drive, Duluth 55811 (in Canal Park, validated parking in DECC
lots & ramp). Phone: Movie Line 218-729-0335; Emergency Line 218-729-0334; Web:
http://marcustheatres.com/Theatre/TheatreDetail/172/?theatres=MN+-+Duluth+Cinema++Duluth&zipResult=172
Elk River Cinema: 570 Freeport (Elk River Mall), Elk River 55330. Phone: 763-441-1234;
Web: http://marcustheatres.com/Theatre/TheatreDetail/166/?theatres=MN++Elk+River+Cinema+-+Elk+River&zipResult=166
Hastings Cinema: 1325 South Frontage Road, Hastings 55033. Phone: 651-438-9700; Web:
http://marcustheatres.com/Theatre/TheatreDetail/167/?theatres=Hastings+Cinema++Hastings&zipResult=55033
Lakes Cinema - Hermantown: 4351 Stebner Rd. Phone: 218-729-0335; Web:
http://marcustheatres.com/Theatre/TheatreDetail/173/?theatres=MN+-+Lakes+Cinema++Hermantown&zipResult=173
Oakdale Cinema: 5677 Hadley Ave. N., Oakdale 55128 (I-694 & Hwy 36 next to Fleet Farm).
Phone: 651-770-4992; recording: 651-770-4994. Subscribe to Open Caption weekly e-mail;
Web: http://marcustheatres.com/Theatre/TheatreDetail/170/?theatres=Oakdale+Cinema++Oakdale&zipResult=55128
Parkwood Cinema – Waite Park: 1533 Frontage Road North, Waite Park 56387. Phone:
320-253-4328; Web: http://marcustheatres.com/Theatre/TheatreDetail/171/?theatres=MN++Parkwood+Cinema+-+Waite+Park&zipResult=171
Rosemount Cinema: 15280 Carrousel Way, Rosemount 55068. Phone: 651-322-4600; Web:
http://marcustheatres.com/Theatre/TheatreDetail/168/?theatres=Rosemount+Cinema++Rosemount&zipResult=55068
Safari Cinema – Moorhead: 925 30th Ave. S., Moorhead 56560. Phone: 701-461-8902; Web:
http://marcustheatres.com/Theatre/TheatreDetail/179/?theatres=MN+-+Safari+Cinema++Moorhead&zipResult=179.
Shakopee Cinema: 1116 Shakopee Town Square, Shakopee 55379. Phone: 952-445-5300;
Web: http://marcustheatres.com/Theatre/TheatreDetail/169/?theatres=Shakopee+Cinema++Shakopee&zipResult=55379
Regal Brooklyn Center Stadium 20: 6420 Camden Ave. N., Minneapolis 55401. Phone: 763-5606300. Web:
http://www.fandango.com/regalbrooklyncenterstadium20_aaozs/theaterpage?date=12%2f17%2f2014
. Online film listings indicate if a film has “Accessibility devices available” (such as open captioning or
descriptive video).
Regal Eagan 16: 2055 Cliff Road, St. Paul 55122. Phone: 651-452-8329. Web:
http://www.fandango.com/55122_movietheatershowtimes. Auditorium 15. Online film listings indicate
if a film has “Accessibility devices available” (such as open captioning or descriptive video).
Science Museum of Minnesota William L. McKnight-3M Omnitheater: 120 Kellogg Blvd. W., St.
Paul 55102, Phone: 651-221-9444 or 800-221-9444, option 2 for Omnitheater film times, reservations
or questions; TTY 651-221-4585; E-mail: info@smm.org; Web: Accessibility:
http://www.smm.org/accessibility; Hours & Showtimes: http://www.smm.org/hours; Tickets:
https://www.smm.org/tickets. HOURS: Open Sun., Tues., Wed. 9:30-5:00, Thurs.-Fri.-Sat. 9:30-9:00,
closed Mon. To request accommodations for exhibits, call at least 72 hours in advance: 651-2219406. Admission for films: $8 adults, $7 senior/child age 4-12, additional cost to tour museum;
members free. If ordering online, add $3 service fee.
NEW: The Omnitheater will be closed for renovation through October 8, 2015, for phase one of its
conversion to digital laser projection technology. When it reopens, it will be the first IMAX Laser Dome
theater in the world -- allowing for greater brightness, clarity and color. The Humpback Whales film
will premiere on Friday, October 9.
The Science Museum itself will be closed for yearly maintenance September 14-17.
ShowPlace ICON at West End: 1625 West End Blvd., St. Louis Park 55416. Phone: Showtime: 763515-1177, Office: 612-568-0375; E-Mail: stlp@kerasotes.com; Web: http://www.showplaceicon.com.
Descriptive Video, Closed-Captioning and Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs) for all auditoriums
available at Guest Services desk in the lobby. Availability of DVS and CC services is title-specific (if
the movie is encoded) and is displayed for each showtime at box office, on website, on iPhone &
Android apps and in weekly e-newsletters (subscribe online). All seats, including wheelchair spaces
and companion seats, may be reserved and purchased via these sources and through
http://www.Fandango.com.
St. Anthony Main Theatre does not currently have audio described or captioned films, except for
foreign films with English captions, 115 SE Main St., Minneapolis 55414. Phone: 612-331-4724; Email: info@stanthonymaintheatre.com, Web: http://www.stanthonymaintheatre.com.
Theatres at Mall of America: 401 South Ave., Bloomington 55425 (Level 4 South of Mall of
America). Phone: 952-883-8901 or 952-883-8900; E-Mail: theatres@mallofamerica.com; Web:
http://theatresmoa.com. Both Descriptive Video and Captioning are available for films encoded with
those features (CaptiView Closed Caption Viewing System, Fidelio wireless audio system). Call to
inquire about which films have either capability. To use these services, provide an ID that will be held
at Guest Services until the device is returned after the show. Also available: assisted listening
devices, wheelchair access in each auditorium, D-BOX Motion Code™ experience (seats that bring a
full range of motion to life), surround sound.
Arts Festivals
(Other festival sites: http://www.exploreminnesota.com/index.aspx,
http://festivalnet.com/state/minnesota/mn.html, http://www.fairsandfestivals.net/states/MN/)
Aug. 22 - Oct. 4, 2015. Minnesota Renaissance Festival: Rural Shakopee. 952-445-7361,
http://www.renaissancefest.com/.
Sept. 11-12, 2015: Minnesota Shorts Play Festival: Mankato. Day: 507-934-8133, Evening: 507420-1881; mnshorts@yahoo.com; http://www.mnshorts.com.
Sept. 12, 2015. Minneapolis Monarch Festival: 10-4 at Lake Nokomis, 49th & Woodlawn Blvd.,
Minneapolis. 612-313-7784, http://www.monarchfestival.org/.
Sept. 12-13, 2015. Edina Fall into the Arts Festival: Centennial Lakes Park, 7499 France Ave.,
Edina. 952-833-9580, EdinaFallArts@EdinaMN.gov, http://www.fallintotheartsfestival.com/.
Sept. 18-27, 2015. NEMAA Fall Fine Arts Show (NE Minneapolis Arts Assn.), Thurs.-Sun. at Solar
Arts Building - 3rd Floor Gallery, 711 15th Ave. NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413. http://nemaa.org.
Sept. 19, 2015. Freedom Jazz Festival: Minnehaha Park & Bandstand, 4825 Minnehaha Ave. S.,
Minneapolis 55417. 612-413-0527, info@freedomjazzfestival.org,
http://www.freedomjazzfestival.org/.
Sept. 19-20, 2015. Lakeville Art Festival: 10:00-5:00, 952-985-4640 or 952-810-9365,
shellyc@lakevilleartfestival.org, http://www.lakevilleartfestival.org/
Oct. 17, 2015. Twin Cities Book Festival: 10 – 5, Minnesota State Fairgrounds., St. Paul.
http://www.raintaxi.com/twin-cities-book-festival. (ASL)
Oct. 21-31, 2015. Twin Cities Film Fest: ShowPlace ICON Theatre, 1625 West End Boulevard, St.
Louis Park. http://www.twincitiesfilmfest.org.
Oct. 22 – Nov. 1, 2015. Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival: Sabes JCC & other venues.
http://tcjfilmfest.org/index.php.
Oct. 23-24, 2015. Artability Art Show & Sale: The Great Hall, 180 E. 5th St., St. Paul. People Inc.,
651-774-0011, http://www.peopleincorporated.org/Artability2014. Fr. 6-9, Sat. 10-7.
Dec. 5, 2015. Art at Ramsey. 10-5 at Ramsey Junior High, St. Paul. http://www.artistscircle.org.
2015 TBA. Sound Unseen Film Festival: McNally-Smith College of Music, St. Paul, and other
venues. http://www.soundunseen.com.
March __, 2016. Bloomington Writers Festival & Book Fair: Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800
W Old Shakopee Rd. 952-563-8575. http://www.btacmn.org/4educat/literary.html.
2016 TBA. Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival: http://www.mspfilmfest.org.
2016 TBA. Saint Paul Art Crawl: 651-292-4373, http://www.stpaulartcrawl.org/.
2016 TBA. Art-A-Whirl: NE Minneapolis. 612-788-1679, info@nemaa.org, http://nemaa.org/art-awhirl.
2016 TBA. Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute 53rd Annual International Art Show by Artists
with Disabilities: 3915 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley 55422; 612-775-2507 or 888-4133323, e-mail artsearch@allina.com. http://www.allinahealth.org/Courage-Kenny-RehabilitationInstitute/Programs-and-services/International-Art-Show-by-Artists-with-Disabilities/.
May TBA, 2016. Flint Hills International Children’s Festival: Ordway Center for the Performing
Arts, Landmark Center, Rice Park & other venues in downtown St. Paul. 651-224-4222,
http://www.ordway.org/festival/.
June TBA, 2016. Northern Spark Festival: Minneapolis. http://northernspark.org/.
June 2016. OUT Twin Cities Film Festival (Minnesota's GLBTQ International Film Festival):
Theatres at Mall of America, 401 South Ave., Bloomington. http://www.otcff.org.
June , 2016. Stone Arch Bridge Festival at 219 S. Main St., Minneapolis 55410; 612-230-6400,
http://www.stonearchbridgefestival.com or http://www.minneapolisparks.org.
June 19-21, 2016. German Fest at the historic Schmidt Brewery on West 7th Street: St. Paul.
http://www.germanfestmn.org/.
June 20, 2016. Twin Cities Juneteenth: North Mississippi Regional Park, 5114 N. Mississippi Dr.,
Minneapolis. 612-238-3733, info@juneteenthminnesota.org,
http://www.juneteenthminnesota.org/.
June, 2015. Twin Cities Jazz Festival: Mears Park, St. Paul. http://www.hotsummerjazz.com/.
June, 2015. Twin Cities Pride Festival: Loring Park, Minneapolis. 612-836-4830,
https://www.tcpride.org/.
June, 2015. Eagan Art Festival: 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. http://eaganartfestival.org/.
thru July 19, 2015. Northern Lights Music Festival: Iron Range towns, 218-780-2292,
www.northernlightsmusic.org
thru Aug. 2, 2015. Great River Shakespeare Festival: Winona State University Performing Arts
Center. 507-474-7900, http://www.grsf.org.
July 10-11, 2015. Basilica Block Party, St. Mary’s Basilica, 88 N. 17th St., Minneapolis.
http://www.mary.org.
July 11, 2015. Art at St. Kate’s. 10-5 at St. Catherine University, St. Paul. http://www.artistscircle.org.
July 11, 2015. International Festival of Burnsville, Nicollet Commons Park & the Ames Center,
Burnsville. http://intlfestburnsville.org/.
July 11-12, 2015. Dragon Festival: 10-5 at Lake Phalen, St. Paul. http://www.dragonfestival.org.
July 17-18, 2015. River Song Music Festival: Hutchinson. 320-587-2599,
http://www.riversongfestival.org/.
July 18, 2015. Longfellow Roots, Rock, & Deep Blues Festival: noon-10 PM at Patrick's Cabaret,
3010 Minnehaha Ave. S., Minneapolis; http://www.rootsrockdeepblues.com or
http://www.patrickscabaret.org, 612-724-6273.
July 22-25, 2015. Minneapolis Aquatennial: Minneapolis. 612-376-7669,
aquatennial@downtownminneapolis.com, http://www.aquatennial.com/.
July 31 - August 21, 2016. Lakes Area Music Festival: Free concerts at Tornstrom Auditorium, 804
Oak Street, Brainerd; office at Crossing Arts Alliance, 1001 Kingwood St, Suite 114, Brainerd
56401; info@lakesareamusic.org; http://www.lakesareamusic.org/.
Aug. 4-14, 2016. Minnesota Fringe Festival: 612-872-1212; http://www.fringefestival.org/.
Aug. 1-16, 2015. Alexandria Festival of the Lakes: 320-763-9400, http://www.alexfest.org/.
Aug. 7-9, 2015. Uptown Art Fair: Lake & Hennepin, Minneapolis. 612-823-4581,
http://uptownartfair.com/.
Aug. 8-9, 2015. Loring Park Art Festival: Minneapolis. 612-203-9911,
http://www.loringparkartfestival.com.
Aug. 8-9, 2015. Powderhorn Art Fair: Minneapolis. 612-767-3515,
http://www.powderhornartfair.com.
Aug. 8, 2015. Square Lake Film & Music Festival: Rural Stillwater. http://squarelakefestival.com/.
Aug. 15, 2015. Buffalo Sidewalk Arts and Crafts Festival, 9:00-4:00. Free, 763-682-4902,
http://www.buffalochamber.org.
2016. Minnesota State Fair: St. Paul. 651-288-4448, guestservices@mnstatefair.org,
http://www.mnstatefair.org/.
2016 TBA. Stillwater Music Festival: 651-587-3518 or 651-587-9869,
stillwatermusicfestival@gmail.com, http://www.stillwatermusicfestival.com.
2016 TBA. Minneapolis Underground Film Festival: St. Anthony Main Theater.
http://minneapolisundergroundfilmfestival.com.
In transition. The last Dylan Days in Hibbing was May 2014. They are hoping to revive it. 218-2626145, 866-305-3849, http://www.dylandays.org.