Tutti Arts

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the place now called South Australia, and all First Peoples living and working on this land. We celebrate the history and contemporary creativity of the world’s oldest living culture and pay respect to Elders – past and present. We acknowledge Kaurna, Peramangk and Ngadjuri peoples on whose lands our events and activities are imagined, planned and held. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

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Sit Down Shutup and Watch

Tutti Collective

Sit Down Shutup and Watch (SDSW) is a learning disability led collective which presents an international screen festival every two years. The festival features the work of learning disabled creators. SDSW also promotes skills development through workshops and online resources.

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About

Sit Down Shutup and Watch’s Vision is to live in a world where learning disabled people achieve their creative dreams and screen their work in Times Square, on iPhones and on every screen in between.

The SDSW Committee is made up of filmmakers and artists with learning disability:

Sara Egarr – Chair
James Kurtze
Tyson Pienaar
Katie Rose
Matthew Wauchope

2026 Sit Down Shutup And Watch Screen Festival

Thank you to everyone who submitted work for the 2026 Festival. Entries are now closed.

Sit Down Shutup and Watch returns to Nuriootpa from 22 to 24 October 2026 for a free three-day festival celebrating learning disabled and neurodivergent digital storytellers.

Join us for conversations, workshops and film screenings of more then 20 short films by learning disabled and neurodivergent filmmakers from around the world.

Everyone is welcome. More details coming soon.

Contact

Suzanne Merrall, SDSW Coordinator Phone 8166 6430 Email Suzanne

Visit the Sit Down Shutup and Watch website

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