Registration 9.30am

Short Films Part 1
10 – 11.15am

This session will feature a handful of fresh and new short films, from the revealing documentary Born Without a Beat to tips on Jamaican cuisine in Taste of the Caribbean.

Taste of the Caribbean – Curry Goat Dir. Bim Ajadi, UK
Daisy & Clovis Dir Stephen Collins, UK
Together for Life Dir Peter Morrissey, UK
Little Tiffany Dir Emma Trotts, UK
12? Dir Raman Cevera Rubinat, Spain
Born Without a Beat – The Journey of a Deaf Raver Dir Oliver Riley Smith, UK

Born Without a Beat - The Journey of a Deaf Raver

Deaf History on Film
11.15am – 12pm

What do films and past TV programmes tell us about our history and attitudes to Deaf people and Sign Language? In this session Philip Leach from the Media Archive for Central England (MACE), shows clips dating back to the early part of the 20th century and talks about the value of collecting and viewing material from the past. The session will include rarely-seen material form The National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales, the British Deaf and Dumb Society and from MACE’s own collections.

Short Films Part 2
12 – 12.30pm

Another selection of new and exciting short films.

The Parcel Dir Ramas Rentelis, UK
Ruins of Holyrood Chapel Dir Ann Cunningham, UK
War is Over Dir Bim Ajadi, UK
Dominoes Dir Matthew Gurney, UK
Late of Work Dir Johnny Corcoran, Ireland
Just like a Pill Dir Jayne Fletcher, UK
Out of Control Dir Shana Grummit & Stephen Collins, UK
Outcall Dir Sam Dore, UK

Making a Big Dream Dir Sam Dore
12.30 – 1.30pm

This documentary features Deaf students from Shooter Hill College, London, who develop a theatre performance in collaboration with DRoots Theatre. Dir Samuel Dore, UK.

Making a Big Dream

Young Deaffest
1.30 – 3pm

A showcase of work produced by Young Deaf filmmakers with an award for the winning film.

The Last Breath Dir. Jack Smallwood, UK
Doof Opgelucht Dir. Jelle, Lejon, Jasper, Vera, Robin, Milos and Tony, Netherlands
The Seashell Hotel Dir. Mick Clarke, Northern Ireland
Murder at the Manor Dir. Warren Bell, Northern Ireland
Reality Matter Dir. Tara Hayes and AsEshah Shanaz, UK
The Mystery of the Missing Sandwich Dir. Nakim Price, Alexandra Tretowski and Hamza Shaik, UK
Out of this World Dir. Sharelle Moore and Nadia Qasim, UK
Homeward Bound
“Make Yourself Heard”
The Manor
8.8.8
Flukey Funn Dir. John McAliskey, Northern Ireland

Murder at the Manor

Gala Nominated Films

3 – 5.30pm

This session will present the films nominated to receive an award at the Film & TV Gala. View the synopsis for each film here.

Best TV Programme:
Story Time Bim Ajadi, UK, 2009
Sign Up! Louis Neethling, Ireland, 2008
Sign Post Episode 9 Dir. Assorted, Australia, 2009
Wicked Series 2 Prog 1 Ramon Woolfe, UK, 2009
See Hear Series 29 Prog 6 Jessica North & Karen Kirk, UK, 2009

Best Experimental Film:
Deprivation Stimulation Dir Adrean Mangiardi, USA, 2009
The Deaf Man Dir DJ Kurs, USA, 2007
I’m Deaf Dir Adrean Mangiardi, USA, 2009

Best Factual Film:
The Deaf Brain Dir Sarah Tavner, UK, 2009
Sound Waves Dir Deborah Kingsland, UK, 2008
Pulse – The Joy of Rhythm is within us all Dir Rila Celen, Finland, 2009
The History of Irish Sign Language Dir Louis Neethling, Ireland, 2007

Best Drama:
The Compost Dir Brent Macpherson, New Zealand, 2009
Stiletto Dir William Mager, UK, 2008
Glee! Dir Jules Damerson, USA, 2009
Deaf Avian Influenza Dir Joe-Hyun Park, South Korea, 2008

Sound Waves

Deaffest Film & TV Gala Awards
Doors open 7.30pm

The red carpet event of the year when the awards for Best Drama, Best Experimental Film, Best Factual Film and Best TV Programme will be presented. Your host for the evening will be Sabina Iqbal, founder of Deaf Parenting UK and nominated as one of the most powerful Muslim Women in Britain by The Times.

There will be live entertainment from comedian and actor Rob Roy and magician Alex Jobson. The Deaffest party will follow the Gala Awards with networking opportunities and music and lights by Phase One Disco until 2am.

Doors open at 7.30pm. Smart dress code (no jeans or trainers).

Tickets cost: £17.50 full price. Book on or before Fri 6 Nov for the early bird rate of £15. To buy tickets contact Light House Box Office on 01902 716055 or buy online.

Meet the judging panel for the competition.

View the nominations for the awards categories.

Deaffest is pleased to announce that Hearsay.TV is sponsoring the Film & TV Gala Awards. Hearsay.TV is a new service from Lastindependent.TV

A second chance to see parts of the Saturday festival programme again at Deaffest +1…

Some sessions on the Saturday of the festival will be shown on a one hour delay in the studio cinema so you can stop for a spot of lunch and not miss anything or catch a particular film again.

Screening of non-competition films 11am – 12.15pm
Short Films Screening 1 – 1.30pm
Making a Big Dream 1.30 – 2.30pm
Gala Nominated Films 4 – 6.30pm

ON DISPLAY THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL:

There will be a display in the courtyard of work by Simon Phung, a Deaf student who has just completed his BTEC National Diploma in Graphic Design at Birmingham Metropolitan College and is now studying for a Degree in Graphic Design at Coventry University.

Simon’s work includes posters and flyers featuring images from the perspective of a Deaf person. He has also produced a small newspaper that contains information and stories in both English written text and British sign language so that a division was created among both reading audiences.