Venues accessibility & Parking

The OTR Film Festival hosted screenings and events at seven locations throughout Over-the-Rhine, Downtown and The Banks. Below is a detailed description of each location, including parking options, accessible amenities. Film screenings at all locations included open captions and an ASL interpreter. Foreign language films also featured audio description assistance. 

The Art Academy of Cincinnati (AAC) is a community gathering place for artistic work and urban problem-solving. Its event and exhibition space, Site 1212 is located on the first floor with its entrance off of Jackson Street.

art academy of cincinnati - site 1212

1212 Jackson St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Entrance: 

  • Enter at the southwest corner, at Jackson and E 12th Sts intersection indicated by OTR Film Festival signage 

Parking:

Event Space:

  • Upon entering, guests will be in the lounge area
  • A Break area will be available, including sensory aides (check-in with a volunteer for assistance) 

Event Atmosphere: 

  • Attire: casual 
  • Scents: Please note that some guests may utilize scented products.
  • Food: movie theater popcorn will be made on-site; additional concessions include pop, bottled water and movie theater-style candy 
  • Merchandise: OTR Film Festival and LADD merchandise will be available for purchase
 
 

cincinnati Music Hall

1241 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Entrance: 

Parking:

Event Space:

  • Upon entering the Ballroom, check in at registration for nametag and table seating 
  • Wayfinding signage and volunteers will be available to help locate tables as needed
  • Cocktail hour and dining space will be divided by black drapes
  • Dinner will be seated at tables of 8 or more
  • Food will be pre-set in individual boxes along with a pre-set dessert
  • Movie theater candy will be in swag bags pre-set at tables
  • Movie theater popcorn will be made on-site and served before the start of the movie.
  • A break area will be available, including sensory aids (check-in with a volunteer for assistance) 

Event Atmosphere: 

  • Attire: Cocktail, business, summer fun 
  • Scents: Please note that some guests may utilize scented products
  • Food: movie theater popcorn will be made on-site
  • Merchandise: OTR Film Festival and LADD merchandise will be available for purchase
 
Music Hall, commonly known as Cincinnati Music Hall, is a classical music performance hall in Cincinnati, Ohio, completed in 1878. It serves as the home for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Opera, May Festival Chorus, and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.
The Contemporary Arts Center impacts regional and global communities by providing changing arts experiences that challenge, entertain and educate.

Contemporary Arts Center​

44 E 6th St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Entrance: 

  • Enter at the southeast corner, along 6th Street

Parking:

  • https://www.contemporaryartscenter.org/visit/for-visitors/getting-here
  • Accessible parking is available at 21C Hotel Valet, which is located on Walnut St, right around the corner from CAC’s entrance. Please notify the valet and 21C front desk staff that you are there for CAC-accessible parking to receive a $10 rate (available during valet hours only, please call 21C ahead to confirm availability)

Entry and General Navigation:

  •  CAC’s entrance is located at street level, in the middle of the building on 6th Street. The entrance has an automatic door. You will enter the glass doors and turn right, moving through another set of glass doors. Please proceed to OTR Film Festival registration desks upon arrival.
  • Restrooms: Accessible restrooms are located on all floors except the lobby. All floors are available via elevators. The elevator located to the right in the lobby offers access to the lower-level lobby and event space.
  • Service Animals: Service dogs and ponies are welcome. A service animal is defined as any animal that has been trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability.
  • Accommodations/Services: All of the following are available free of charge at the front desk: Wheelchairs, stools, hearing amplifiers, reading glasses, magnifiers, sensory bags (fidgets, hearing protection, sensory narrative and sensory map), any of the sensory bag objects are also available individually. 

Event Space:

  • Upon entering, guests will be in the main lobby
  • The box office will be to the right of the entrance
  • Lower level lobby and event space are accessible via stairs and elevator 
  • CAC has a sensory space available upon request (check in with a volunteer for assistance) 

Event Atmosphere: 

  • Attire: Casual 
  • Scents: Please note that some guests may utilize scented products
  • Food: movie theater popcorn will be made on-site; additional concessions include pop, bottled water and movie theater-style candy 
  • Merchandise: OTR Film Festival and LADD merchandise will be available for purchase
 

Museum Center

1301 Western Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45203

Entrance: 

  • Front of museum center.  Guest drop-off off available in the loop.

Parking:

Event Space:

  • Upon entrance, guests will be directed to the Reakirt Auditorium for Education Programming

Event Atmosphere: 

  • Attire: Casual  
  • Scents: Please note that some guests may utilize scented product
 
The Cincinnati Museum Center is a museum complex operating out of the Cincinnati Union Terminal in the Queensgate neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. It houses museums, theater, a library, and a symphonic pipe organ, as well as special traveling exhibitions.
Union Hall is our coworking and events space where high-growth startups connect and collide for strategic opportunities.

union hall

1311 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Entrance: 

  •  The front entrance is located off of the sidewalk.

Parking:

Entry and General Navigation:

  • Union Hall’s entrance is located on street level on Vine Street. You will enter through the main glass doors and go straight down the hall, following the signs directing you to elevators and a bank of elevators to the Beer Hall on the second floor.
  • Restrooms: Accessible restrooms are located on all floors except the lobby. All floors are available via elevators. A wheelchair-accessible elevator to the left of the lobby elevators offers access to the second-floor restrooms and event space.

Event Space:

  •  Upon entrance, guests can take elevators or stairs to the Beer Hall located on the second level of Union Hall.
  • The box office will be located on the second floor.
  • The lobby and event space are accessible via stairs and elevator
  • Sensory space available upon request (check in with a volunteer for assistance)

Event Atmosphere: 

  • Attire: Casual 
  • Scents: Please note that some guests may utilize scented products
  • Food: movie theater popcorn will be made on-site; additional concessions include pop, bottled water and movie theater-style candy 
  • Merchandise: OTR Film Festival and LADD merchandise will be available for purchase
 

woodward theater

1404 Main St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Entrance: 

  • Main entrance on Main Street, indicated with OTR Film Festival signage
  • A wheelchair ramp will be in place

Event Space:

  • At the entrance, go left if you already have a ticket/pass
  • At the entrance, go right to purchase a ticket/pass

Event Atmosphere: 

  • Attire: Casual
  • Scents: Please note that some guests may utilize scented products.
  • Food: movie theater popcorn will be made on-site; additional concessions include pop, bottled water and movie theater-style candy.
  • Merchandise: OTR Film Festival and LADD merchandise will be available for purchase.
  • Volunteers will be onsite to assist guests and answer questions.
The Woodward Theater, built in 1913 as a theater in the Beaux-arts style, opened as a silent film house. It was named in honor of William Woodward, who purchased the land the theater sits on in 1796. The Woodward delights in celebrating the art form of film and viewers will enjoy state-of-the-art projection, sound, and screen equipment.