MY EYE IS MY EAR

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HERE/NOT HERE, dir. Bim Ajadi

Now a yearly staple, London Short Film Festival presents short films meditating Deaf identity, culture and language from both D/deaf and hearing storytellers.

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From star-crossed lovers lamenting lockdown to supernatural occurrences, this year’s choices combine narrative structure and the lyricism of sign language and visual vernaculars to capture Deaf experiences buffering against a hearing world.

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Each film captures both the uniqueness and universalities of the Deaf experience, engaging audiences both D/deaf or hearing. 


Guest-programmed by Rinkoo Barpaga. 75’


All films will have closed captioning.


Please note, this screening can only be accessed by UK audiences. This programme contains sexual harassment.

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£5

HERE/NOT HERE

HERE/NOT HERE

Bim Ajadi

30'

2020

United Kingdom

A Deaf hip hop music drama combining elements of dance, football, sign language and visual vernacular - a choreographic and poetic form of sign.

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SIGN NIGHT

SIGN NIGHT

Cathy Mager

6'

2020

United Kingdom

A poetic conversation in sign language between two star crossed lovers separated by lockdown. Their dreams for the future are projected onto buildings across the night sky.

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DAWN OF THE DEAF

DAWN OF THE DEAF

Rob Savage

12'

2016

United Kingdom

When a strange sound wipes out the hearing population, a small group of Deaf people must band together to survive

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HIDEAWAY

HIDEAWAY

Samuel Ash

15'

2019

United Kingdom

A Deaf student, William goes to University, learns to overcome social anxiety and develops close relations with Dean and Leah.

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AMONG US

AMONG US

Stephan Eigemann

12'

2020

USA

Anna, a young pianist, needs to fight for her passion and future as a musician when she begins to go Deaf.

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