Whilst Deaffest on Tour is screening films at Flarewave Festival on Saturday the 30th of September 2023, Deaffest’s Co-Founder and Director Nikki Stratton will be a panellist for the events below!
Location: Brighton Dome, Church Street, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 1UE
Date: Friday 29th September 2023
Event: ‘Who do we think we are? Deaf Artists crossing boundaries’
Nikki Stratton will be one of the panellists for the ‘Unveiling Perspectives: Deaf Artists in Festival Spotlight’.
Please note that this is a private event and if you wish to attend you will need to contact Flarewave Festival.
Date: Saturday 30th September 2023
Event: ‘Reframing Feminism: Deaf Women’s Artistry Unveiled’
Time: 3pm – 4pm
Reserve your place here!
About Nikki Stratton (Deaffest Co-Founder & Director)
Nikki Stratton is Co-Founder and Festival Director of Deaffest, the UK’s leading, and internationally recognised, Deaf-led Film & Arts Festival. Founded in 2006, Deaffest provides a platform that showcases and celebrates the talents of Deaf filmmakers, actors and artists worldwide.
Nikki is also Co-Director of Zebra Uno Limited, established in 2003 – a successful company with its core focus in digital media and communication.
In addition to achieving a degree, along with other post graduate qualifications in Sign Language Translation, and Relay-Intralingual Interpreting, Nikki has worked in the field of media for over 20 years, undertaking various roles including BSL consultant, producer, presenter, and in-vision interpreter, all within the broadcasting industry (i.e. Channel 4, BBC, and other channels). Nikki has also project managed and delivered a wide range of media related private/corporate/public projects.
Being Deaf, and coming from a Deaf family spanning three generations, Nikki has lived experience, an in-depth insight, and authentic understanding of the barriers and frustrations that Deaf individuals and communities face on a daily basis.
The Deaffest project is run under Zebra Access CIO, a thriving charity which Nikki also co-founded in 2005, with the vision of achieving “communities without barriers” for D/deaf people.
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