Deaf (Drama)

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Director: Eva Libertad
Producer: Adolfo Blanco,Miriam Porté,Nuria Muñoz Ortín
Screenwriter: Eva Libertad
Cinematographer: Gina Ferrer Garcia
Composer: Aránzazu Calleja
Editor: Marta Velasco
Production Designer: Anna Auquer
Costume Designer: Desirée Guirao,Angélica Muñoz
Key Cast: Joaquín Notario,Miriam Garlo,Elena Irureta,Álvaro Cervantes

With the arrival of their first child, a deeply-in-love couple – one deaf, one hearing – encounter unexpected roadblocks in their relationship.

Ángela is a successful potter living and working in an idyllic country town in the lush rural southern Spanish region of Murcia. She and her besotted partner, Héctor, are excitedly expecting their first baby, brushing off her overbearing parents’ concerns over how her deafness will impact the happy situation. Ángela feels confident that Héctor has her back, and soon enough, they’re overjoyed to welcome a daughter, Ona, into their family. But when their differing experience of the world – Ona, like Héctor, is hearing – and its impacts on their respective parenting approaches begins to drive a wedge between the couple, Ángela becomes increasingly dejected. Can their bond survive?

Expanding on her 2021 short of the same name, Eva Libertad’s emotionally charged feature once again stars her sister, Miriam Garlo, who is deaf in real life. Fresh from this year’s Berlinale, where it went on to win two awards, Deaf delivers a refreshingly honest look at motherhood and relationships, and the frustrations involved in moving through a world that, for the most part, hasn’t been designed to accommodate you.

“Immersive and profoundly effective filmmaking … The film doesn’t hold back from the harsh truths that so many deaf people face.” – Journey Into Cinema

Open caption elements may be absent at times during the film, as per the filmmaker's intent. However, dialogue in both Spanish and Spanish Sign Language (LSE) is captioned in English making it accessible to d/Deaf and hearing audiences alike. Deaf Film Buffs from Break A Finger believe this film will be of great interest to d/Deaf audiences as it shows characters and experiences that are unique to the Deaf Community. If you have any questions, please email access@miff.com.au.