Growing up as a Deaf individual in Indonesia, Mufi was taught to speak instead of sign. As an adult, now she carves her music career to inspire others to express themselves through sign language.When Mufi was diagnosed as Deaf at her early age, her parents insisted on moving to the capital city to get access to a proper education. Unfortunately, like any other Indonesian Deaf people, they’re thought to communicate more orally at school rather than using sign language. Living as the only Deaf person in the family, Mufi felt left out in a lot of the family’s conversations due to struggling to comprehend the fast conversation.Only after Mufi has grown, Mufi started to use sign language on a daily basis with her closest friends. After finding her safe space, through her work Mufi aims to show her identity as a Deaf Artist. She is ready to collaborate with other creatives on stage where Mufi is now currently preparing her performance with Pamungkas at We The Fest Festival. Despite the success, Mufi still has her own fear about her future.

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A Sonorous Melody

Andi presents his new navigation app in sign language with his low-budget team in front of the camera. Conflict arises between Andi and the production manager right from the first shots. It remains uncertain whether Andi can endure his problems until the end.

(Content may contain scenes of Death/Violence and a Pornographic nature)

Andi macht's (Andi does it)

Antonella is the only Chilean drag who is also deaf. After the covid confinement, she prepares her first solo show to present in Chile’s capital

ANTONELLA, My Hands, My Voice

When life gives you lemons...Seize the day

Carpe Lemon

Gabrielle, a deaf young adult raised in an oralist family, feels like she is missing out on her life. His unexpected meeting with Avril, a deaf signer and proud of it, upsets his way of seeing things.

Chocolat Viennois

A biography on the life of Manjeet – shaped by the loss of her father, growing up deaf in a hearing world and a family history shrouded in mystery.

Discovering Manjeet

Deaf curler Sayuri Matsuhashi has a one-year-old hearing daughter with her deaf husband. She and her older brother, who is also deaf, won a regional tournament and became the first deaf people to qualify for the national competition, so she is busy training all over the country while raising her child.&nbsp;Including her honest feelings when she learned that her daughter was hearing, the film depicts a true picture of her as a deaf curler and mother through a year that had the unforeseen impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and more.

Double Role

Hi Bunny! is a comedy following Roxy's attempts to get revenge on her ex boyfriend Ricardo after being cruelly dumped on a doorstep. But what lengths will she go to?

Hi Bunny

The film takes us into the large Sedláček and Půlpán family, where the only hearing members are their children - CODA. In the 1980s, the term CODA was coined for these children, which is an abbreviation for Children Of Deaf Adults - loosely translated from English as hearing children of deaf parents. The main protagonist is a sixteen-year-old hearing girl, Jolanka, who lives in the shared custody of her deaf parents. She is trying to find her place in a world that consists precisely of the hearing and deaf world. The documentary shows how Jolanka copes with this specific environment and searches for her own identity, her place "in between" these two worlds. We follow her daily life full of challenges, obstacles and joys, whether she is in hearing or deaf world. I am CODA brings viewers a unique insight into the lives of family members from two different language cultures, a view of their communication in spoken and sign language. All of this leaves us with a deep awareness of the power of the human spirit and a desire to understand all those who share their worlds with us.

I am CODA

In Imaginings six young, deaf ‘signed word’ artists, present poems in sign language.

Imaginings

What is International Sign? Explore the answer by joining a group of deaf youth from across the globe, as they embark on a life-changing journey to Denmark to participate in the "Frontrunners" educational program. From South Korea and Jordan to Brazil and the USA, these young adults bring with them unique experiences and varying fluencies in IS, creating a truly diverse and dynamic group. The film captures the fascinating process of students and teachers "calibrating" their signing to communicate effectively, forging meaningful connections and striving towards a shared understanding of what "International Sign" should look like. Through a blend of techniques, "International Sign Unpacked" explores the evolution of sign language usage and the inequalities that exist within this process, offering a captivating look at how International Sign communication evolves within a small group after its frequent use.

International Sign Unpacked

It’s March 2020 and the Prime Minister has just addressed the nation in response to the Covid 19 pandemic, condemning everyone to the confinements of their four walls for an indeterminate amount of weeks. The novelty of not having to leave the house slowly begins to wear thin as the increasing feeling of lethargy and isolation, unable to meet face to face and sign with other Deaf people, takes its toll. Until one extraordinary day and magic box…

Lockdown

In "Money &amp; Ducks", a policewoman captures a drug trafficker in a banana plantation. The story behind rubber ducks linked to Chilean and Spanish mafias is revealed. An action-comedy film told in sign language.

(Content may contain scenes of Violence, Kidnapping, Death, Blood, Torture and Swearing)

MONEY & DUCKS

In this nonstop dark comedy thriller, two artist robbers are faced with the final assignment that would set them up for a lifetime but the price must be paid through family blood.

One Last Time

A portrait of Ruaridh Lever-Hogg, a Deaf artist from the Scottish Highlands.In this short art documentary film, Ruaridh tells us about how he became involved with art, his painting journey, and how it has profoundly impacted his life as an artist, all while sharing his beautiful paintings.

Ruaridh

A portrait of Scott Campbell, a Deaf Photographer based in Glasgow, Scotland.In this short documentary film, Scott tells us about his journey in photography and what impact it has had on his life, as well as sharing with us some of his most treasured work.

Scott

A blind florist goes on a date with someone she met through a dating app.

Signs and Gestures

In the middle of what would have otherwise been a banal evening, everything Céleste has been trying to hide from her husband comes to light. Céleste is a deaf painter from a wealthy family. Her husband, Max, is an activist from a troubled background who frequents protests around Paris.

Speak in a Whisper

The Woman I Am is written and performed by Samantha Pearsall, a deeply poignant and inspirational coming of age story about how we become the people we truly are.

Talking Hands: The Women I am

A deaf man’s day is disrupted by tinnitus, and he decides to take things into his own hands by combatting the noise with music and joy.

Rhythm To My Ears

Looking back at the history of the oldest residential deaf school in England, Matthew discovers facts about the academy's past, meets current students, school leavers on work experience and the architect who designed the new building.

The Deaf Academy

In this strange drug clinical trial short powerhouse drama where nothing is what it seems.

The Participant

On April 5, 2021, Mediapart published an article about the mistreatment of deaf children at the deaf school in Asnières, the Gustave Baguer Institute just north of Paris.In fact, the mistreatment of deaf children in quite a few deaf schools and medico-social services has existed for many years. These six deaf people decided to break the silence and tell their stories…

(Content may contain scenes of Sexual Assault and Abuse)

The Silenced

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