A young deaf woman wakes up hungover in the back of her car. She can't find the processor for her cochlear implant and is unable to hear anything without it, so she attempts to retrace her steps from the night before. Meanwhile, two children find an unfamiliar magnetic object in the grass, but don't know what to do with it.

Content warning: This programme contains mild adult themes.

English

Detachable

A lonely deaf boy armed with “miracle cure” cochlear implants navigates a Thanksgiving dinner with the strangers who call themselves his family.

Content warning: This programme contains references to audism, oralism, and dinner table syndrome.

Dinner Table Syndrome

Growing up in silence, a 14-year-old deaf refugee has never known school, writing, or spoken language. In Switzerland, an interpreter discovers him and opens the door to a language school in Zurich. There, he encounters sign language for the very first time – unlocking communication, identity, and a sense of belonging. Based on a true story, Language is Life is a powerful testimony to how language can restore not only words, but an entire life.

Content warning: This programme contains themes of mild emotional distress

Language is Life

Wyatt is a deaf father who works quiet night shifts, coming home only to share breakfast with his daughter, Allison. As a CODA, Allison navigates a world Wyatt can’t hear, finding her own voice by teaching sign language on content creation platforms. But when her videos go viral, the sudden exposure leads to a heated clash. In a moment of anger, Wyatt accidentally breaks Allison’s camera. Now, he must find a way to repair more than just a lens, bridging the gap between his silence and her world.

Content warning: This programme contains depictions of physical and emotional abuse.

My Deaf Papa

This is a film that artistically depicts the hardships faced by deaf women in Japan, such as forced sterilization through eugenic surgery, the era when the use of sign language was prohibited, and the decline in court compensation for women with disabilities.It's a silent movie. Sometimes the screams of deaf old women are included.

Content warning: This programme contains references to miscarriage and violence.

English, Japanese

私たちを祝福してください (Please Bless us)

An imaginative young IT professional battles self-limitations that prevent her from stepping out of her comfort zone and into the real world.

Remote Strutting

An experimental short documentary about an Auslan Sprite who must protect her sign language in order to survive.

So Beautiful

Strawberry Cheesecake

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