A selection of films being shown at Deaffest 2026. (Nominees will also be screened as part of the festival. The screenings below are separate from the Film & TV Awards nominations.)
Detachable | Dir. Joshua Carver, UK, 2025
Dinner Table Syndrome | Dir. Charlie Ainsworth, USA, 2025
Green Grass | Dir. Aram Atkinson, UK, 2025
Language is Life | Dir. Stanko Pavlica, Switzerland, 2025
My Deaf Papa | Dir. Anthony Cheung, Hong Kong, 2024
「わたしたちに祝福を」 (Please Bless us) | Dir. Tomomi Yokoo, Japan, 2024
Remote Strutting | Dir. Lorna Fitzsimons, Ireland, 2024
Smothered Hands | Dir. Iléana Pansiot-Villon, France, 2024
So Beautiful | Dir. Sofya Gollan, Australia, 2025
Strawberry Cheesecake | Dir. Sean L. McParland, Australia, 2025
The Power of Goodbye | Dir. Audrey Sangla, France, 2025
Eremos Trilogy | Dir. Sam Arnold, UK, 2025
Jesus – A Deaf Mission Film | Dir. Joseph D. Josselyn, USA, 2024
Retreat | Dir. Ted Evans, UK, 2025
Salt&Pepper | Dir. Con Mehlum, Norway, 2024
Deliverance | Dir. Bim Ajadi, UK, 2025
Don’t Look | Dir. Danny Murphy, UK, 2024
Familiar Stranger | Dir. Ace Mahbaz, UK, 2025
Remember Me | Dir. Lisa Kelly, UK, 2025
Glass Cage | Dir. Jules Dameron, USA, 2025
Oh Girl, It’s Hurt | Dir. Pernille Vogt, Norway, 2024
Quiproquo | Dir. Marie Bertrand & Sébastien Lamigou-Gratiaa, France, 2024
Serendipity by Sofia | Dir. Audrey Sangla, Norway, 2024
A Quiet Love | Dir. Garry Keane, Ireland, 2025
Echoes Between Land and Blue Sky: The Lives of Mongolian Deaf Nomads | Dir. Itgel Byambadorj, Mongolia, 2025
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore | Dir. Shoshannah Stern, USA, 2025
The Making of Night Bloom | Dir. Cathy Mager & Alice Hu, UK/China, 2024
Becoming Jazzy Whipps | Dir. Bim Ajadi, UK, 2024
Eye of the Game | Dir. Ramas McRae, Australia, 2025
Medal Chase | Dir. Kevin Shiva, Sweden, 2025
Turn Up The Bass | Dir. Ted Evans, UK, 2024
a love letter to the light | Dir. MJ Kiego, USA, 2024
Ghost Sandwich | Dir. Lymon Thorn, USA, 2024
Sense | Dir. Adrean Mangiardi & Mark Levin, USA, 2025
The Tales of Victor The Misfits Creator | Dir. Paul Miller, UK, 2025
Bim Ajadi | Deliverance, UK
Con Mehlum | Salt&Pepper, Norway
Shoshannah Stern | Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore, USA
Ted Evans | Retreat, UK
Con Mehlum | Salt&Pepper, Norway
Rebecca A. Withey | Where The Light Gets In, UK
Ted Evans | Retreat, UK
William Mager | Reunion, UK
Eric Calbert & Michael Davis | Jesus: A Deaf Mission Film, USA
Ruan Du Plessis | Glass Cage, USA
Samuel Ash | Don’t Look, UK
Stanko Pavlica | Salt&Pepper, Norway
Anne Zander | Retreat, UK
Diana Martin | Remember Me, UK
Henrianna Jansen | Beyond Silence, Netherlands
Iwona Cichosz-Yggeseth | Salt&Pepper, Norway
Sophie Stone | Retreat, UK
Brian Duffy | Eremos Trilogy, UK
Gideon Firl | Jesus: A Deaf Mission Film, USA
James Boyle | Retreat, UK
Matthew Gurney | Reunion, UK
Pål Henning Winge | Salt&Pepper, Norway
As Deaffest is a biennial festival, with the next exciting edition landing in May 2026, this year has been a vibrant chapter of sharing stories, spotlighting D/deaf creatives, spreading inspiration, and carrying the Deaffest spirit wherever we go. Find out more in our roundup newsletter!
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