ReelAbilities Film Festival: NY 2023

ReelShorts: The Art of Living + Q+A

Expired May 4, 2023 3:45 AM
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3 films in package
SOUL(SIGNS): OPERA
A series of three short films exploring the intersection of opera and American Sign Language, starring some of today’s most acclaimed Deaf and signing performers.
Imaginings
Six deaf performers share struggles and dreams of a new Deaf generation. These poetic self-portraits in sign language show empowerment and confidence, and the vulnerabilities that come with being different.
Imagined Touch
When two deafblind women ask a theater director to help them make a show about being deaf and blind, never in their wildest dreams did they imagine it would become an award-winning show.
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The in-person screening of this film will be followed by a live Q+A. The recording will be posted on our YouTube channel in the days following the festival.

Six deaf performers share struggles and dreams of a new Deaf generation. These poetic self-portraits in sign language show empowerment and confidence, and the vulnerabilities that come with being different.


Main image description: a young woman standing on the background of a graffiti covered wall, with her arms in front of her chest in a signing gesture.

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    13 minutes
  • Language
    American Sign Language
  • Country
    Netherlands
  • Premiere
    North American Premiere
  • Director
    Anja Hiddinga
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