Set to go on the third stop of the tour, Deaffest on Tour will be visiting Flarewave Festival, an arts festival that is based in Brighton!
On Saturday the 30th of September 2023 Deaffest on Tour will be screening the films below, including a premiere of BSL Zone’s sci-fi drama Reverberations: The Return, at the Duke of York’s Picturehouse (BN1 4NA).
The film screenings will commence at 9.15am (doors open at 9am). Entry is free – reserve your place here!
These films have all been produced by deaf directors and/or include deaf actors/ performing artists. All films are subtitled.
Age suitability for this event: General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for younger children. We recommend parents and guardians check the content advice for the film in advance, and consider whether the content may upset younger, or more sensitive children. Anyone under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
Alexis Ffrench – One Look (Reprise) | Dir. Ted Evans | UK | 2023
A classical soul pioneer and pianist Alexis Ffrench has teamed up with director and film-maker Ted Evans, best known for his BIFA nominated short ‘To Know Him’, to create a beautifully moving and thought-provoking new video for Ffrench’s magical ‘One Look Reprise’ composition. Profoundly deaf in one ear and severely deaf in the other, Ted Evans’ visual take on this beautiful and emotive track, featuring creative sign merged with dance in the video, aims to further open up classical music to the deaf community, while highlighting that “sign languages unite us”.
By Hand | Dir. Rhys Prichard | UK | 2022
Oscar and his deaf younger sister Nia are sent down to a remote coastal town to visit their estranged fisherman father Mark. Over the space of an afternoon the trio are ripped apart and brought back together again in this film surrounding deafness in a family dynamic.
Camera | Dir. Dhinesh R.P | India | 2022
Photographers need cameras. Daniel Jebaraj is a photographer. To help him with his photography business, his parents give him a camera as a birthday gift. Unfortunately, he doesn’t see the warning that comes with it. In his work as a travelling photographer, he takes photographs of three men who look directly into the lens of the camera and fall down dead. He didn’t know it was dangerous and so could not warn them about the hazard of turning your face and eyes to this camera. The dead men come back to find Daniel. Be careful not to let this camera see your face and eyes, or you could die!
Do You Understand? | Dir. Jack Smallwood | UK | 2022
This film, produced by Jack Smallwood, will portray the emotions expressed by D/deaf people via a short BSL poem created specifically for this project. The poem tackles the concept of dual identity, with D/deafness, in relation to selfhood. This short film features people who are deaf/hard of hearing and are born, raised and live in Wolverhampton.
Le Chemin | Dir. Gilles Cervantes | France | 2023
In the 1950s, a deaf young man sleeps rough. He lives with his 2 dogs with whom he communicates in sign language. A young seamstress, also deaf, accompanied by her boss, will cross paths with this young man. The seamstress is touched by the goodness of this tramp and ends up becoming his friend, which is not at all to the taste of the boss. Judged and belittled by him, the seamstress resigns from her job and decides to start a new life with the tramp. She begins by sewing him new clean clothes and then she welcomes him to her home.
One Day | Dir. Adrean Mangiardi | Barbados, UK, USA | 2023
Watch this music video, “One Day”. If deaf people in Barbados were in charge for just one day, what would the world look like? The premise is not new – deaf people often face barriers in society, but we’ve taken that and turned it into this rap video featuring Sean Forbes, Warren ‘Wawa’ Snipe and Bajan Deaf Children.
One Letter | Dir. Brian Duffy | UK | 2022
A hearing man reunites with his deaf cousin at a family funeral. Long-simmering tensions and resentments come to the surface.
Reverberations: The Return | Dir. Samuel Dore | UK | 2023
Sci fi drama (2023). Time travelling deaf resistance fighter Sam is trapped in the present, unsure if her mission was a success and struggling to adapt to a life a of normality. By chance, Sam stumbles upon a way to communicate with her brother Ethan, who is still in the future. Will Sam, Ethan and their friends be able to stop the leader of the regime from wiping out deafness? Starring Mia Ward, Lisa Kelly, Connor Bryson, Tianah Hodding, Lina Cankas and Craig Painting. Directed by Samuel Dore and produced for BSLBT by Screen Northants.
Rite of Identity | Dir. Youmee Lee | USA | 2022
Rite of Identity is a 2D animated film about a deaf child, Hana, who has exceptional artistic talent but struggles with an overwhelming soundscape. Hana represents a collection of deaf people’s childhood stories. The film is shaped by the American Sign Language (ASL) poetry format and is loaded with deaf symbols and motifs.
Solir the Alien | Dir. Paul Miller | UK | 2022
In space, not too far away, there is a moon. Living on this moon is an alien called Solir. Solir spends a lot of time watching over planet Earth, and is always on the hunt for rare and unique items. One day, the little alien spots a young boy and girl who seems to communicate differently to the other children. Solir is not able to communicate, so it decides to steal what is important to the young boy and girl – all just to get what it needs. Will Solir get away with it?
The Blooming | Dir. Audrey Sangla | France | 2022
Finally, out of prison after 27 years, Solange, a deaf woman, has just moved into a small apartment. At sixty-seven years old, she is tasked with finding her place in a stigmatising society whose codes she no longer knows. Will she be able to achieve full freedom and overcome all that is stacked against her?
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