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Driven by enhanced access to digital technology and online distribution platforms, the most recent chapter in D/deaf and disability-led filmmaking has seen an exciting range of contemporary work produced that challenges mainstream representations and puts the narrative back in the hands of the disabled community.
The most recent chapter in D/deaf and disabled-led filmmaking is rich and varied. Increasing ease of access to digital technology, structured funding initiatives, online distribution platforms and dedicated film festivals have all enabled a production boom across art forms that has placed representational power back in the hands of the disabled community. These evolutions have dovetailed with a renewed call for the film and television industries to increase diversity on screen, collaborate more widely and avoid ‘cripping up’ – the practice of non-disabled actors playing D/deaf or disabled characters.
NonsenseNonsense
Science Fiction 2014 11 mins
Flatmates fight over the opportunity to experience some very new sensations.
Hands SoloHands Solo
2009 15 mins
A Deaf man becomes a world-famous porn star thanks to some advanced skill with his hands.
The EndThe End
Science Fiction 2011 24 mins
A moving speculation on the future decline of Deaf culture
Trapped RhythmsTrapped Rhythms
Music video 2016 4 mins
Powerful music video that demands respect for difference.
ResistanceResistance
Drama 2008 13 mins
Artist-activist Liz Crow's haunting film about the Nazis' Aktion-T4 programme during World War Two. In 1939 Germany, a secret institution has sinister plans for its disabled inmates.
ResemblanceResemblance
Performance 2014 3 mins
Dance, theatre and film collide in this exploration of conflict and creativity.
Resistance (BSL version)Resistance (BSL version)
Drama 2008 13 mins
Artist-activist Liz Crow's haunting film about the Nazis' Aktion-T4 programme during World War Two. In 1939 Germany, a secret institution has sinister plans for its disabled inmates.
Special PeopleSpecial People
Comedy 2004 13 mins
Five teenagers get their own back on a manipulative filmmaker in this subversive comedy.
MurmurMurmur
Drama 2015 8 mins
A woman’s escape from an oppressive leader is thwarted when she’s betrayed by a friend.
Mrs SparkleMrs Sparkle
Drama 2010 4 mins
Parallel worlds collide, stitched together by a fabulous silver hand
21 Things to Remember21 Things to Remember
Drama 2003 2 mins
12-year old Ruby has 21 things to remember, so she counts them off on her fingers and toes. But doesn’t she realise she’s going to run out at 20?
The KissThe Kiss
Comedy 2014 7 mins
A hearing couple gets a comeuppance after patronising a Deaf couple sitting next to them.
The MaskThe Mask
Documentary 2017 4 mins
Personal exploration of identity and autism, with a splash of Al Murray.
All DayAll Day
2010 11 mins
Two single neighbours look for love in this playful rom-com exploring Deaf identity
NomadeNomade
Animation & Artists Moving Image 2017 5 mins
Lyrical animation exploring the relationship between body and mind
RetreatRetreat
Drama 2013 22 mins
A woman risks the safety of her secret commune by helping a stranger.
All for ClaireAll for Claire
Animation & Artists Moving Image 2011 8 mins
Claire sets her suitor Lee some tricky challenges in this colourful animation
Deaf MuggerDeaf Mugger
Comedy 2010 2 mins
A deaf thief falls out with his interpreter in this comedy caper
A Is for AutismA Is for Autism
Animation & Artists Moving Image 1992 11 mins
This multi-award winning film gives a short glimpse into the world of autism, composed of words, drawings, music and animation all contributed by autistic people.
NectarNectar
Drama 2005 16 mins
This short film by artist-activist Liz Crow follows Walter Kendall, a man who has lived all his 91 years in the same city. When his beloved wife Gloria dies, he is overtaken with memories of the day he discovered what he really wanted from life.
ImaginationImagination
Animation & Artists Moving Image 2016 4 mins
An art gallery provides some respite from the world outside
StrangersStrangers
Drama 2012 12 mins
A Deaf teenager is finally heard when an interpreter visits his family home
