The screenings listed below will take place in SCREEN 4 at the LockWorks Cinema (18 Fryer Street, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV1 1HT) on Sunday 10th May.
All screenings are subtitled. To register for your Sunday ticket – visit here.
Titles on the Deaffest Online Cinema will be available to watch from 1st April until 31st May 2026.
10:00am: Detachable
Dir. Joshua Carver, UK, 2025 (Dur. 28min)
A young deaf woman wakes up hungover in the back of her car. She can’t find the processor for her cochlear implant and is unable to hear anything without it, so she attempts to retrace her steps from the night before. Meanwhile, two children find an unfamiliar magnetic object in the grass, but don’t know what to do with it.
Content warning: This programme contains mild adult themes.
(Available on Deaffest Online Cinema)
10:28am: Dinner Table Syndrome
Dir. Charlie Ainsworth, USA, 2025 (Dur. 13min)
A lonely deaf boy armed with “miracle cure” cochlear implants navigates a Thanksgiving dinner with the strangers who call themselves his family.
Content warning: This programme contains references to audism, oralism, and dinner table syndrome.
(Available on Deaffest Online Cinema)
10:41am: Language is Life
Dir. Stanko Pavlica, Switzerland, 2025 (Dur. 6min)
Growing up in silence, a 14-year-old deaf refugee has never known school, writing, or spoken language. In Switzerland, an interpreter discovers him and opens the door to a language school in Zurich. There, he encounters sign language for the very first time – unlocking communication, identity, and a sense of belonging. Based on a true story, Language is Life is a powerful testimony to how language can restore not only words, but an entire life.
Content warning: This programme contains themes of mild emotional distress.
(Available on Deaffest Online Cinema)
10:47am: My Deaf Papa
Dir. Anthony Cheung, Hong Kong, 2024 (Dur. 20min)
Wyatt is a deaf father who works quiet night shifts, coming home only to share breakfast with his daughter, Allison. As a CODA, Allison navigates a world Wyatt can’t hear, finding her own voice by teaching sign language on content creation platforms. But when her videos go viral, the sudden exposure leads to a heated clash. In a moment of anger, Wyatt accidentally breaks Allison’s camera. Now, he must find a way to repair more than just a lens, bridging the gap between his silence and her world.
Content warning: This programme contains depictions of physical and emotional abuse.
(Available on Deaffest Online Cinema)
11:07am: たちを祝福してください (Please Bless us)
Dir. Tomomi Yokoo, Japan, 2024 (Dur. 62min)
This is a film that artistically depicts the hardships faced by deaf women in Japan, such as forced sterilization through eugenic surgery, the era when the use of sign language was prohibited, and the decline in court compensation for women with disabilities. It’s a silent movie. Sometimes the screams of deaf old women are included.
Content warning: This programme contains references to miscarriage and violence.
(Available on Deaffest Online Cinema)
12:09pm: Remote Strutting
Dir. Lorna Fitzsimons, Ireland, 2024 (Dur. 12min)
An imaginative young IT professional battles self-limitations that prevent her from stepping out of her comfort zone and into the real world.
(Available on Deaffest Online Cinema)
12:21pm: Smothered Hands
Dir. Iléana Pansiot-Villon, France, 2024 (Dur. 20min)
When Maya and Nora join Lucas to plan a dinner at an Italian restaurant, latent tensions emerge between them. What should have been a moment of camaraderie takes an unexpected turn, casting doubt on the future of their friendship.
Content warning: This programme contains themes of a toxic relationship.
(Unavailable on Deaffest Online Cinema)
12:41pm: So Beautiful
Dir. Sofya Gollan, Australia, 2025 (Dur. 10min)
An experimental short documentary about an Auslan Sprite who must protect her sign language in order to survive.
(Available on Deaffest Online Cinema)
12:51pm: Strawberry Cheesecake
Dir. Sean L. McParland, Australia, 2025 (Dur. 9min)
An ice cream cart, a sunset, and a shared memory—two strangers rediscover a connection that speaks louder than words.
This film was made in collaboration with Bus Stop Films participants in Gold Coast, QLD.
(Available on Deaffest Online Cinema)
1:00pm: The Power of Goodbye
Dir. Audrey Sangla, France, 2025 (Dur. 23min)
When Christiane learns that her daughter Margot, who is suffering from a degenerative disease, wants to end her life, she is forced to confront a profound challenge to her maternal love.
Content warning: This programme contains references to illness and death
(Unavailable on Deaffest Online Cinema)
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