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Rocky Mountain
Deaf Film Festival
Saturday, March 29th @ 10am - 10pm
Documentaries Film: 10am - 12pm
My Father, A Man of Engagemnet
Synopsis:
Jacques Sangla is one of the pioneers of deaf rights advocacy in France. Like many deaf people of his generation, after growing up in an oralist environment, he belatedly became aware of the value of his deaf identity. His actions have helped give the community visibility in society and a better future. In addition, he was the first director of L'œil et la main.
A Film by Audrey Sangla
Step Up : Ready to Drive
Synopsis:
Coco and Mandy are sisters who love to cook, and they are about to embark on a new business venture … a mobile food van.
A Film by Aimee Campbell-Nottage
We Will Be Heard
Synopsis:
How to exist in a sexist and listener structure? Gabriela, Celma and Klicia, three deaf women with different realities, share their struggles and trajectories in the deaf feminist movement.
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A Film by Larissa Nepomuceno
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The Unspoken Language
Synopsis:
Ai Ling has been Deaf her whole life. Her journey has led her to Sylvia, a hearing individual eager to learn to sign. After breaking the communication barrier, they forged a new path together as founders of DON8URI, a food catering company. They hope to bring Singapore's deaf and hearing together through their friendship.
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A Film by Yau Chao Justin Yang
Short films : 1 pm - 3pm / 3:30pm - 5:30 pm
The Letter
Synopsis:
As the Nazi’s rise to power in pre WW2 Germany, a young German man named Johan decides to marry his sweetheart Ingrid. Johan’s father Karl is a member of the Nazi party and Johan fears that his father will not allow them to be married because he doesn’t want Johan to marry a Deaf girl, so keeps this a secret from him. The persecution of the Deaf community escalates and Lina’s father runs a Deaf club which becomes a target to be brought under Nazi control. When Karl finds out about their romance, Johan is forced to make a choice between his father’s will and his heart.
A Film by Samuel Dore
Diagnonsense
Synopsis:
Diagnonsense is a drama set in 1996 at a psychiatric hospital where Deaf Social Worker Louise meets Patrick, a Deaf patient who has been keptthere for 36 years and wrongly diagnosed as schizophrenic by Dr. Nicholson. Louise has to fight discriminatory attitudes to get an institutionalised Patrick to appeal against his diagnosis to get him released but he has to recall his painful memories of the events that led to his incarceration.
A Film by Samuel Dore
Idle Hands
Synopsis:
In the midst of a reluctant visit to grandmother’s house, a Deaf father must come to terms with a vicious cycle he’s perpetuated with his son and find a way forward.
A Film by Douglas Ridloff
Signs That Hurt
Synopsis:
In this short film, we trace the life of Chloé, a young deaf girl psychologically abused throughout her childhood by her father. After cutting ties with her father, she realizes that the after-effects of her childhood have not disappeared, and are actually worsening her mental health.
This story is about the verbal harassment suffered by thousands of children around the world.
A Film by Enzo SERRIPIERRI
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Oh Girl, It Hurts
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The Blooming
Synopsis:
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 stigmatizing society whose codes she no longer knows.
Will she be able to achieve full freedom and overcome all that is stacked against her?
A Film by Audrey Sangla
Ernesto
Synopsis:
Ernest discovers a new disease and doesn't know how to face it.
A Film by Edgar Murillo
Darling Perfect
Synopsis:
Loane, a young girl, works as a home help for people with disabilities. She has a wonderful love affair with Alex and they connect very often. Will their relationship succeed in becoming a reality?
A Film by Fabien Geret
Love?
Synopsis:
Joo-hwan, who works as an assistant instructor at the local office, Sang-eun works as a sign language teacher, Two men and women tired of a long relationship Discovering love through dance
A Film by Myunghun Moon
Babe to Blocked
Synopsis:
A beautiful talented Deaf actor, Kat Gellar falls in love with the stage manager, Lex. Kat longs for human connection, and genuine love where communication isn't a barrier. Lex is a full package, with sex, love, and the beauty of communication in American Sign Language. They have dreams, and there is the love that Kat and Lex have with each other and a bright future. This all changes when Lex couldn't handle her past and Kat's love for her. Then suddenly it's: Babe to Blocked, is it too late for them?
A Film by Michelle Mary Schaefer
Night Thriller Films : 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Millestone Screener
Synopsis:
This is the story of a married couple who - after having tragically lost a child -seeks out a new, experimental therapy. Their grief is consuming them, destroying their marriage, and driving a wedge between them and the rest of society. They have found the only therapist who might be able to help them - but his process could be worse than anyone imagined.
A Film by Peter Hoffman Kimball
The Avenger
Synopsis:
A teenage girl has mysteriously disappeared.
Her parents and the police are trying to find her by any means.
Is the dubious past linked to this disappearance?
A Film by Ilona GONZALEZ, Anouk
It's a Match
Synopsis:
When a hearing bi-curious woman matches with a Deaf lesbian named "Leatherface" on a dating app, she has high hopes for the relationship-but she must contend with the fear that lurks beneath the surface.
A Film by Michelle Mary Schaefer
You Are Noted
Synopsis:
After a breakup with her boyfriend, Emma tries to start a new life. However she receives a mysterious note in front of her apartement and thus create fear and terror. A dark psychological thriller with terrible consequences by newcomer filmmaker Thorbjörn Krischke.
A Film by Thorbjörn Krischke
Inspired
Synopsis:
Raina, once the only Deaf and Disabled person in film school, reunites with her ex and former TA, Sebastian. On their date it becomes clear the ways in which their college romance–and its sudden end–inspired the people they’ve become and the actions they take. Their love was never normal, it was special.
A Film by Darian Slattery
No Choice (Feature Film)
Synopsis:
Hugo is a cabaret drag artist at "Chez Titi". With his sister Victoria, his faithful friend Matt, and all the regulars of the famous cabaret at hand, Hugo takes to the stage for his latest number. Afterwards, when he is found murdered in his dressing room, Matt seems to be the obvious culprit... but is he?
"No Choice" is both a murder mystery and a bilingual psychological thriller which addresses the themes of guilt, falsehood, and identity, performed in French Sign Language (LSF) and French.
A Film by Hrysto
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