Only I Can Hear (FREE)
Curated in partnership with the ReelAbilities Film Festival
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DATE
Saturday, April 8, 2023 -
TIME
12:00 PM -
VENUE
Frandor Sears Building -
TICKETS
FREE
Only I Can Hear
In search of a place between two disparate worlds, three teenage Children of Deaf Adults (CODAs), come of age in the vibrant, loud Deaf community. Grappling with issues of prejudices, leading double lives and familial bonds, this documentary asks what it means to exist between different cultures and how you can define your sense of identity.
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DIRECTOR
MATSUI ITARU -
YEAR
2022 -
RUNTIME
54 Minutes -
LANGUAGE
English, American Sign Language, Open Captions, Audio Description -
COUNTRY
Japan
The Secret Life of Tom Lightfoot
Tom is anxious, he holds a secret in his human heart, a wing beat and a flutter and its bursting to take flight. The Secret Life of Tom Lightfoot is a tale of magical realism to be witnessed and shared. It is a tale of healing, revealing how we can learn to live with the secrets of our more than human hearts. Tom Lightfoot works as a calls operator for ‘We have the Answers’. A call centre, which answers anybody’s questions about absolutely anything. Tom, is secretly studying for a PHD in bird migration but this is not Tom’s secret life, his secret is inside of him. This film is part of a series of films ‘Secret Lives’ combining the artistry and experiences of UK learning disability group ‘Arty Party, the film direction of Ray Jacobs and the writings of NYT bestselling fantasy author Jeff Vandermeer.
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DIRECTOR
Ray Jacobs -
YEAR
2020 -
RUNTIME
10 Minutes -
LANGUAGE
English, Open Captions, Audio Description -
COUNTRY
United Kingdom
Silent World
SILENT WORLD is a creative exploration and amplification of the Covid-19 pandemic as experienced from the eyes of Signkid, a deaf-rapper in London. Imagine a deadly gas is killing people. No one explains in YOUR language how to stay alive.
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DIRECTOR
Charlie Dennis -
YEAR
2022 -
RUNTIME
10 Minutes -
COUNTRY
United Kingdom
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