Open Captions (Captions on the screen)

Modified on Mon, 27 Nov, 2023 at 8:51 AM

Open Caption screenings are available every Tuesday* at Event Cinemas Chartwell, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Manukau, Westgate and Whangarei.

Captions are a text version of the spoken words in a movie, and description of any auditory cues such as ringing doorbells or explosive sound effects. Captions are projected onto the main cinema screen for the Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing and people who have English as a second language.

Session times and more info can be found here.


Open Captions (Delivered through a personal device) is available at select locations. More info can be found here.

*Excludes Public Holidays. Film selection subject to availability and may vary by location.

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