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Rebecca A Withey: A review of documentary Name Me Lawand (BSL)

August 3, 2023 by Rebecca A Withey

Name Me Lawand is a film by writer and director Edward Lovelace. It tells the story of Lawand Hamad Amin, […]

DeafFest venue Light House ‘ceases trading’ following ‘significant’ funding losses

November 4, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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The Light House Media Centre, the Wolverhampton-based independent cinema dubbed the “home” of Deaf film and arts festival DeafFest, has […]

Watch: ‘CODA’ star Troy Kotsur accepts BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor in historic win

March 14, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

Troy Kotsur, star of the Apple TV+ film CODA, made history on Sunday night, when he became the first Deaf actor […]

Deaf and hearing filmmakers unite for ‘Hear Art’ project to produce three ‘marvellous’ short films

December 17, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

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The latest and biggest display of talent from Deaf filmmakers occurred in a quiet theatre in a London hotel, with […]

Deaf News: Helen Keller film sparks debate after Deaf actress Millicent Simmonds cast in DeafBlind role

October 17, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

An upcoming biopic about the life of Helen Keller, titled Helen and Teacher, has prompted a discussion about casting, after Deaf […]

Liam O’Dell: ‘CODA’ blames Deaf people for society’s inaccessibility, and it’s damaging

August 18, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

★★ Films about Deaf people really need to stop presenting music as the antithesis to the Deaf community. Hot off […]

Diary of a Deaf Filmmaker, Month 10: Will the audience see my film as a Deaf film or not?

March 30, 2015 by Editor

It’s not long until my film The Quiet Ones premières at this years Deaffest, so I’m beginning to wonder, “Who is […]

Watch: Joanna Poulton’s documentary showing both sides of having a cochlear implant

February 17, 2015 by Editor

Joanna Poulton studied Scriptwriting at Bournemouth University and graduated in November. After directing/producing short films outside her course, she wanted […]

Diary of a Deaf Filmmaker, Month 4: Working with a hearing (god forbid) producer

October 20, 2014 by Editor

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Something has become very apparent to me this month, and that is the importance of communication. So many things are […]

Charlie Swinbourne: How I wrote The Fingerspellers!

December 2, 2013 by Editor

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The Fingerspellers, which is showing this week on the BSL Zone, is a comedy about a family of deaf gangsters, […]