InfoGuides: Deaf Rochester Film Fests: 2005

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2005 Films

The 2005 Deaf Rochester Film Fest video collection is listed below. We will indicate that the video can be viewed online and you can click on the title. We have some of the videos in DVD format in our media collection. Some of the videos are not available online. When you click on the title, it will show you the location of the item. All of our DVDs are in the Deaf Rochester Film Fest Collection at RIT/NTID Deaf Studies, Culture & History Archive.

2005 DRFF Program Book

Films 01

9/11: Fear in Silence: The Forgotten Underdogs by Ann Marie Bryant
Documentary based on stories by Deaf and HoH civilians who witnessed and survived the horror of the September 11 attacks at the WTC.See excerpt via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aTsBXLEP7g
Absence [videorecording] by Catherine Elliott
In BSL with English subtitles. The film combines live action and animation to share the experiences of deaf people
Alice and the Aurifactor by Jorg Fockele
A deaf girl, Alice, enters the world of bedtime stories to face an evil sorcerer who is oppressing a land of deaf people by turning deaf people into mutated hearing beings.
Asramu Ku by Leon Lim
Maylasian Sign Language and English subtitles at end. A deaf man reflects on his dormitory struggles when he attends class reunion.
Audism Unveiled by Dirken L. Bauman, Ben Bahan and Facundo Montenegro
While the term audism may be relatively new, what it refers to the discrimination of Deaf and HH people has been occurring for centuries. This documentary explores the experiences of audism in the lives of Deaf and HH people.
Chronic Embarrassment by Samuel Dore
View online video. British Sign Language. Three hip Briton clubbers swap tales of nighttime interactions with the hearing world
Cigar 101 by Tracey Salaway
This silent short shows a Cuban cigar man in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida. The soundtrack "Old Woman Tampa" was composed and produced by the filmmaker.
Deaf Noir
Filmed in the noir style, this short features an uptight accountant, a drunk, Croatians and madness!
Deaf Northwest by Irene Taylor Brodsky-hearing
This is about a small deaf community living outside of Portland, Oregon in the country's only assistive living facility exclusively for deaf and deaf blind adults.
Deafplanet.com by Mark Bishop, Matt Hornburg, Joanne Cripps and Anita Small
View online video. Max is a hearing boy who accidentally crashes his rocket ship on Deaf Planet, a world where everyone is deaf. We follow Max on his many learning adventures on Deaf Planet
Dear Frankie
To spare the feelings of her fatherless boy, Lizzie secretly authors letters from his "father" recounting seafaring adventures around the world. Torn between exposing the truth and protecting her son, Lizzie hires a handsome stranger to play the role of a father and gets more than anyone bargained for. See trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOzuc6_rkzQ
Dis?ABLE by Louis Neethling
View online video. If you were given a chance to hear again, would you? During a party, a deaf person is given a chance to experience the harrowing reality of a world full of sounds.
Don't mind? [videorecording] by Patti Durr and Liz Sorkin
Bill opens his home when he is unexpectedly asked to babysit a neighbor's daughter. The child invites chaos and confusion into his life and teaches him to laugh again.
Eclipse by Onisha Blagdon
UCLA student film of the power of the sun and the moon and how love cannot be eclisped. Filmed in the silent movie style.
Fastest Hands in the West by Joseph Josselyn
Call Number: Archives, 3rd Floor
View online video. An ASL saga of cowboys telling their own stories with the fastest hands in the west.
Flying fingers by Tracey D. Salaway
A computer animated film about communication barriers, in both imaginary and real worlds.
Groei by Anja Hiddinga and Leendert Pot
This short is a creative blending of film image and a sign language poem. It produces a distinctive cinematographic design which evokes the similarities between the development of a human being and the seasons.
Hear No Evil by Amanda Mundin
Dave is a bumbling electrician who stumbles into Aisha, a seemingly suicidal woman while on a routine call. Filled with pity, he decides he must save her. Is she the damsel in
distress or is he the one in need of tender loving care?
Help Me by Kamau Buchanan
A deaf man struggles with reality.
in/visible Signs by Emily Jane Steinberg
A visual video poem which explores the beauty and expression of movement both in language and nature.
Ishara by Irene Taylor Brodsky-hearing
Ishara is the sanskrit word for gesture or hand sign. Looks at the lives of deaf children in Nepal, exploring the hardships of daily life in a country where deafness is considered a
result of karmic worth. Made in cooperation with UNICEF.
J & J Exterminators by Michael Freeman
View online video. Stubborn, gentle Jenna and world class exterminator, Justin, embark on a buggy job in the sunny suburbs. When a mutant cockroach wrecks havoc, it's up to J & J Exterminators to clean up the mess.

Films Cont.

Jack in the Box by Wonsuk Chung
Two women wonder what to do with a mysterious Jack-in-the-Box.
Little Hands by Katrine Talks
View online video. Little Hands offers a glimpse into the lives of a group of deaf children at a Danish 'fritidshjem,' a recreation centre where they meet after school.
Mother's Love by Bridget Klein
This short explores the meaning of family. It is a story of two mothers, one Deaf and one hearing, creating a loving family with a deaf child.
Mr. V by Wayne Betts, Jr.
View online video. The imagination gone wild.
Mysterious Alarm by Chantal Deguire
Man gets strange wakeup call.
No Talking Allowed by Matt Daigle and Yoon Lee
A frustrated painter is looking for a model he can paint. He goes through several models before making a requirement, No Talking Allowed. A struggling model thinks this is strange
but goes along with it.
Overdue by Lauren Mauldin
A specific book has disappeared from the shelves of a library. Venturing into the library section on deafness, the main character finds that the shelves are filled, one after another,
with rows and rows of audiological/pathological texts. The film concludes with a call to resistance.
Paper Airplane by Adrean Mangiardi
View online video. A deaf man's interpretation of sounds, family and identity.
RIT/Gallaudet Weekend by Liz Sorkin
This short is about the RIT/Gallaudet weekend tradition, its importance and why it should continue.. Why do people still participate? Is it the competition? Is it just for social
gatherings?
Secret Love
Antonia is a deaf nun who works at a homeless shelter and journeys daily from the convent to the city by train. She encounters a deaf man, Mikas. These two, while different from
each other, share an ease of communication that they don't share with others. This relationships opens up an exciting, new world for Antonia.
See(m)ing is Believing: Questioning What We Know by Shawn Broderick and Emily Steinberg
What happens to a concept when you build with moving images and not written words? Should we believe what we see? Or is seeing really just seeming?
Soulmate by Ryan Commerson and Wayne Betts, Jr
The trappings of past love.
Text, Batteries and Earwax by Jonathan and Michael Reid
Comical drama about the unlikely friendship between Lenny and Steve, two very different D/deaf men.
The Leaf by Liz Sorkin
This short shows a day in the life of a leaf. Through its journey, we meet four people that the leaf comes across in its path.
The Lips by Liz Sorkin
As a deaf person, I grew up with hearing people who expected or assumed that every deaf person could lipread.
Even if they talk too fast, have a moustache or mumble, they
assume we can lipread perfectly. True???
The Lost Reels by Matthew Humphrey
Mervyn is deaf and has recently become blind. The lifecycle of a butterfly, memories, and the simple act of making a cup of tea are entwined to articulate Mervyn's experience.
To Have, To Find by Susan Dupor
This hand animated short is the tale of a young Deaf girl's escape from reality with her dog Lucky. The film draws upon the artist's personal experiences.
Treetop Opera by Tracey Salaway
Cicadas, the most amazing insects emerge from burrows in 17 year cycles and arrive to the treetop, especially males. They sing songs to attract females.
Tricks by Samuel Dore
View online video. Two different worlds clash as an arrogant film producer meets a call girl with a difference.
Two Worlds Apart by Bernard Bragg
Bernard stars as a famous deaf philanthropist who may be hiding a dark secret.
What is Art? by Chantal Deguire
In a shocking twist, this film might suggest an answer.