Multidisciplinary disability Ghost Rooster Collective invites you to the premiere of Dreamscapes, an experimental genre-blurring short film.
About this Event

✨ ABOUT THE DREAMSCAPES PREMIERE

Ghost Rooster Collective is thrilled to present the premiere of Dreamscapes! Join us for an energizing evening featuring a film screening, live performance, and an artist talk-back. This event marks our exciting debut on the Ottawa arts scene, blending glamour with the weird, sincere, wild, and fun. Expect trolls, tears, twists, puppets, projection, dance, drama and more as we share Dreamscapes for the first time publicly.

✨ ABOUT THE FILM

Dreamscapes is a genre-blurring experimental film that delves into mental health, alternate realities, and the complex journey of healing. Centered on an intimate interview with Amelia Rose Griffin, the film brings her personal experiences of navigating multiple realities to life through vivid dreamscapes. This portrayal offers a unique perspective on Disability, inviting audiences to step into Amelia’s reality and explore the experience of disability beyond a medicalized lens.

✨ ABOUT GHOST ROOSTER COLLECTIVE

Ghost Rooster is a collective of artists with diverse disabilities, working at the intersection of dance, visual art, and film. We believe in accessibility as a collaborative framework for creative leadership, with a process rooted in listening, mutual support, and the core principles of the Disability Arts movement. For us, access is not just a requirement—it’s a source of innovation and creative potential.

✨ PROGRAM

⭐ 6:30 PM – Doors open

⭐ 7:00 PM – Opening remarks

⭐ 7:10 PM – Performance, film screening, and talkback

⭐ 8:30 PM – Event concludes

✨TICKETS ARE PAY-WHAT-YOU-CHOOSE!

⭐ Free ticket – For those who wish to attend but may need assistance

⭐ $15 – General admission + your ticket helps support our national tour, which connects disability organizations across the country with our work!

⭐$30 – General admission + your ticket paves the way for our national tour and outreach efforts to disability organizations across the country!

⭐ $50 – General admission + your ticket makes a significant impact by supporting our national tour and outreach efforts, helping us expand the reach of our work to more disability communities!

✨VENUE & FILM ACCESSIBILITY

The main entrance to Club SAW is wheelchair accessible and has an automatic door. The three public bathrooms in Club SAW are all-gender. There is a wheelchair accessible bathroom equipped with an automatic door and adult change table.

Dreamscapes incorporates ASL translation.

✨PARKING & TRANSPORTATION

There are no parking spots at SAW. There is street parking available on Nicholas St directly outside the venue entrance at a cost of $7/hour from 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM, and free after 5:30 PM and on weekends. There is also 1-hour free parking on Stewart St east of Waller St (less than 5 minute walk) until 6:00 PM, with no restrictions after 6:00 PM. Paid parking is also available at the Novotel parkade ($12 for overnight parking 6PM-6AM. Enter at 3 Daly Avenue) and the Rideau Centre parkade ($3/hour or $20 for 12 hours. Enter at 80 Nicholas Street or 5 Daly Avenue). SAW is a short walk from several local public transportation stops, including Rideau Station and the MacKenzie King bus stops.