Austin and the crew are available for speaking engagements with the complete version of Austin Unbound! Screenings, presentations, and workshops are available and can be tailored. Please contact us to discuss your event.
Upcoming – cast and crew in attendance at all 3 events:
Premiere! November 12, 7-9pm
Matinee November 13, 3-5pm
Hollywood Theatre, Portland, OR
Tickets on sale now (click here)! Buy your tickets online, now, or save by stopping by the Hollywood Theatre in person in advance.
November 15, 8:45pm
Festival Premiere NWFF, Northwest Film Center, Portland, OR
November 16, 7pm
Trans Remembrance Day – University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Recent Highlights:
Eliza brought the freshly completed film for a sneak preview to two conferences this past summer. She talked about her experience as a SODA and a trans ally and the practical/creative process of filmmaking.
July 20, 2011
Biennial Conf. Sneak Preview! Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Atlanta, GA.
July 16 2011
Biennial Conf. Surprise Sneak Preview. Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf, Denver, CO.
Past Events with a short version of Austin Unbound:
In past years, Eliza has toured extensively, with a short 13 minute version of the project. Special appearances have also been made by Austin*, Grandma, and the crew Sel, Mara, and Shannon.
March 2010
Deaf Trans Conference* ORAD (Ontario Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf), Toronto, ON.
October 21, 2008
Forest Grove PFLAG with special guest Grandma, Forest Grove, OR.
November 2007
“For Eyes,” New York’s Queer Experimental Film Festival, Mix 20, in New York, NY.
October 13, 2007
NWRAD’s Fall General Meeting*, Vancouver, WA.
July 24, 2007
Clackamas County PFLAG’s Meeting, Clackamas, OR.
May 20, 2007
Disability Pride Arts and Culture Festival*, special appearance also made by Sel, Portland, OR.
May 5, 2007
Gay and Lesbian Film Festival at the University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Spring 2007
LGBTI Conference at University of Hawaii, presentation by Shannon, Honolulu, HI.
April, 2007
“Gendered and Audiological Normativity in the US” class at University of Cal., by Mara Green, Berkeley, CA.
March 1, 2007
Forge Conference, Milwaukee, WI
November 13, 2006
Queer Dating and Disability Panel at the PSU Deconstructing Disability Conference, Portland, OR
June 21, 2006
Persistent Vision conference at Frameline Film Festival, San Francisco, CA
June 16, 2006
Society for Disability Studies conference, Washington, DC
June 14, 2006
Mother Tongue, arranged by DCATS, Washington, DC
April 20, 2006
Portland Q-Center*, Portland, OR
March 16, 2006
Oberlin College LGBT Film Series feature and presentation, Oberlin, OH
February 11, 2006
Lavender Languages conference at American University, Washington, DC
July 21, 2005
Red Emma’s Cafe with guest speaker Hate-Crime Activist, Owen Smith, Baltimore, MD
July 15, 2005
Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League, Washington DC
June 6, 2005
“Minorities who are GLBTQI” at the University of Oregon with Sel, Mara & Shannon, Eugene, OR
May 12-14, 2005
Tampa Bay International Deaf Film and Visual Arts Festival
May 6-7, 2005
City University of New York CLAGS conference “Trans Politics, Social Change and Justice,” New York, NY
March 28, 2005
Fundraiser event at the Hollywood Theatre* with crew in attendance, Portland, OR
March 22, 2005
Sexual Minority Youth Center, Portland, OR
January 21, 2005
Gallaudet University, Washington, DC
September 17, 2004
Austin’s Bon Voyage Film Party*, crew in attendance, Portland, OR