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Each year Focus On Ability (FOA) expands its reach further into world with entries from people in countries not represented before. When watching the films from five such countries, the emerging theme was easy to detect!

Were you one of the 650 people who came to the Focus On Ability Short Film Festival Awards Night at The Concourse in Sydney? Or one of the thousands who watched it live via Facebook? If not, you can see

From Patagonia to Sydney Harbour, people with disability are seeking adventure for thrills, healing and many other benefits in between… Not to mention the adventures to be had in your own back yard, parks and streets.

Last September, seventeen-year-old Lauren Hale from Newcastle performed to a crowd of 650 people at The Concourse in Sydney. Before this, the 'biggest performance of her life', she had sung locally at school and church functions at Christmas.

'Without a doubt the highlight of every year is getting out and screening the films,' says Focus On Ability (FOA) Creative Director Ryan Goodwin. This year the national tour visited Melbourne, Auckland, Adelaide, Brisbane and Parramatta, and was attended by

'Without a doubt the highlight of every year is getting out and screening the films,' says Focus On Ability (FOA) Creative Director Ryan Goodwin. This year the national tour visited Melbourne, Auckland, Adelaide, Brisbane and Parramatta, and was attended by

Ninety-five per cent of roles featuring people with disability are played by able-bodied actors. Huh? Yep. Right now, they're the stats. But why?

The theme Focus on Ability has resonated with filmmakers all over the world, not least of all in the United States, where 2018 saw us screening ten films at four events in New York City and Los Angeles. Over 450

The Writers Guild Theatre in Beverly Hills held a nearly 200-strong crowd for FOA's 2018 premiere in Los Angeles, the heart and soul of the international film industry. Organiser, Jess Orcsik, gathered her peers supportive of the inclusion of people

It's always so exciting flying into the electrifying New York City that never sleeps. However, taking the Focus On Ability film festival to the United States, humbly established in the Western Suburbs of Sydney, fills me with hope and pride.