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The Deaf Essence in the Film Industry

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She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Television/Cinema at Gallaudet University, and a Fine Arts Master’s degree in Film Production at the University of Southern California. Through the New York Deaf Theatre’s “Maple＆Vine”, she discovers what direction she wants to take her theatre career. She directed the television series ”Møkkakaffe” in Norway, and she created many ASL music videos for songs such as ”Different Colors”, ”Rolling in the Deep”, and ”Lazy Song”. She also directed some short films such as ”Crazy Town” and ”Don't Shoot the Messenger”, as well as on-demand web series.

Deaf director

Jules Dameron

Deaf performance artist based in Los Angeles, California.

He aims to form collaborations that explore the boundaries of art, and has been involved in various projects in role such as American Sign Language master, director, actor, set designer, and more.

He uses performance art as a method of communication to connect with both Deaf and hearing people. With his unique and entertaining techniques, he continues connecting with others through his work.

Deaf actor

Joshua Castille

Presenters

◆ WORKSHOP

-The Deaf Essence in the Film Industry-

【Date and Time】 Sunday, June 2, 2019, 1:00 pm ― 3:00 pm (Doors open at 12:45 pm)

【Venue】Celeste Studios Shoto（Walk 200m from Shibuya EuroLive）

Shoto 1-8-16 Atlas Shoto 3rd floor, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo 150-0046

【Admission Fee】Advance tickets 2,500 yen (At-the-door tickest 3,000 yen)

Director Jules Dameron and main actor Joshua Castille of “Reverse Polarity” screening at the Tokyo International Deaf Film Festival, premiering in Japan, will hold a special commemoration workshop!

They will speak from experience on how to create films that respect Deaf culture and expression by working with those who can hear so all audiences can enjoy films, not just Deaf people. After their talk, we will conduct a discussion on how Deaf and hearing people can coexist together.

We provide accessible information support, so hearing people who do not know sign language can participate. Please come and join us!

Accessible Information Support：We will provide American sign language⇔Japanese sign language⇔audio interpretation (Japanese). If you want to use the speech recognition application UDTalk, please let us know beforehand.

Cancellations：If you need to cancel after submitting your application, please be aware that a cancellation fee (the full attendance fee) will be charged from May 24 (Fri). Afterward, you will be asked to pay the full amount by bank transfer.

How to Apply：Please apply by filling out the application form below.

◆ SYMPOSIUM

" The Present and Future Observed by the Deaf Film Festivals in Japan, the United States, and Italy "

【Date and Time】 Friday, May 31, 2019, 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm (Doors Open at 8:20 pm)

【Venue】EuroLive in Shibuya

【Admission Fee】General：Advance tickets 800 yen, At-the-door tickets 1,000 yen / TDF supporters: Advance tickets 500 yen, At-the-door tickets 700 yen

※You can purchase tickets from PassMarket which is also used for purchasing tickets for films shown at the festival.

Profile

The number of Deaf people creating sign language films have been increasing dramatically. This is due to their affinity and technological advancements that have made creating videos easier. Also, the expansion of films created by Deaf directors and Deaf actors in the film industry has become a worldwide trend. Therefore, we invited Mr. Michael Anthony, the Festival Director for the Seattle Deaf Film Festival and Dr. Luca Des Dorides, who runs the CINEDEAF- Rome International Deaf Film Festival and would like them to tell us about the features of each festival such as festival operations, as well as the meaning and possibility of Deaf film festivals. We will have a panel discussion where the guests will portray the present and the future of Deaf Film Festivals with our MC, Mika Imai and the President of the Tokyo International Deaf Film Festival, Eri Makihara.

Presenters

He is the Board Chair of Deaf Spotlight as well as the festival director for the Seattle Deaf Film Festival in Seattle. Since joining Deaf Spotlight, Michael strives to ensure that #deaftalent can claim their place in the spotlight and everyone has an opportunity to become an artist. Michael works as a software engineer at Microsoft.

Festival director for the Seattle Deaf Film Festival in Seattle

Michael Anthony

He is a Doctor (PhD) in Historical Sciences, a Deaf researcher, an archivist and a librarian at the State Institute for the Deaf in Rome (Ministry of Education, University and Research). He is one of the founders of the CINEDEAF - Rome International Deaf Film Festival for which he coordinates events and cultural activities.

One of the founders of the CINEDEAF

Luca Des Dorides

She is the president of the Tokyo International Deaf Film Festival as well as a filmmaker.

Eri Makihawa directed “LISTEN (2016),” an art documentary film that portrays “Deaf people’s music” with co-director DAKEI. In 2018, she worked on distribution and advertising for the film “I’ll Come to You with Deaf Eyes” to be shown in cinemas all over Japan.

President of the Tokyo International Deaf Film Festival as well as a filmmaker

Eri Makihara

MC

She is a film director. Her works include “The Sign Name Game,” “Confession on 100 Pages,” “Eat.” and “We Never Give Up ~TOMOSHINKAI~.” Mika Imai created “Until Rainbow Dawn” with sound for the first time ever in 2018 and this film has been featured in various film festivals in Japan and overseas.

Deaf director

Mika Imai

Accessible Information Support：We will provide Japanese sign language, American sign language, and International Sign / audio and written interpretation in Japanese and English.

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◆ SYMPOSIUM

Presenters

Accessible Information Support： We will provide Japanese sign language, audio and written interpretation in Italian and Japanese.

Cancellations：If you need to cancel after submitting your application, please be aware that a cancellation fee (the full attendance fee) will be charged from May 29 (wed). Afterward, you will be asked to pay the full amount by bank transfer.

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“Deaf Language, History, Culture, and Oral History”

【Date and Time】 Wednesday, June 5 2019, 7 pm － 9:05 pm (Doors Open at 6:30 pm)

【Venue】Istituto Italiano di Cultura 1st floor exhibition hall

Access: 10 min walk from Kudanshita station (exit No.2) /12 min walk from Hanzomon station/15 min walk from Ichigaya station

Address: 2-1-30 Kudanminami, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 102-0074

【Admission Fee】General：Advance tickets 800 yen, At-the-door tickets 1,000 yen / TDF supporter: Advance tickets 500 yen, At-the-door tickets 700 yen

Oral history (oral dictation) is one of the methods of “interviewing individuals/organizations and recording them to be passed down for generations to come.” Because sign language does not have its own writing system, the importance of oral history in sign language has been recognized for some time.

In the symposium, the Tokyo International Deaf Film Festival Executive Committee had the opportunity to collaborate with Luca Des Dorides, an office staff member of the State Institute for the Deaf in Rome (ISSR) which holds CINEDEAF (the International Deaf Film Festival in Rome). Having a partnership with the Second Tokyo International Film Festival, he will talk about oral history projects in Italian sign language, carried out at ISSR.

In Italy, teams were created, specializing in various fields such as Italian sign language and Deaf culture, organized by both Deaf and hearing people. They began conducting research in 2016, collecting, preserving and assessing narratives in Italian sign language. This research has provided opportunities to expand various projects.

While it is said that sign language will disappear in the near future due to technology, ISSR’s initiatives have been a huge benefit towards usability in other fields, future prospects and more. We have invited in addition to Mr. Luca Des Dorides, Mr. Soya Mori, Prof. Masao Kotani and other presenters who have achieved success in each of their fields, and will share their insight on the significance of sign language and oral history.

Luca Des Dorides is a PhD in Historical Sciences, deaf researcher, archivist and librarian at the State Institute for the Deaf in Rome (Ministry of Education, University and Research).

His research interests mainly focus on persons with disabilities, with particular regard to deaf people and their confinement in mental hospitals. He has been in charge of the project for the preservation of oral sources in Italian Sign Language Ti segno la storia with the General Direction of Archives (Ministry of Cultural Heritage) and for the Horizon 2020 project Sign Hub: preserving, researching and fostering the linguistic, historical and cultural heritage of European Deaf signing communities with an integral resource. He is currently engaged in the Oral History School in Italian Sign Language with the Italian Association of Oral History (AISO).

Office staff at the State Institute for the Deaf in Rome (ISSR)

Luca Des Dorides

Sign Language Linguist, Development Economics scholar, and senior researcher at the Institute of IDE-JETRO (Institute of Developing Economies Japan External Trade Organization).

Former chairman of the Japanese Association for Sign Language Studies, former director of Japan Society for Disability Studies.

“What Does it Mean to Say That JSL Is a Language?” (Hituzi Syobo, co-author)

“Poverty Alleviation for People with Disabilities”（Iwanami-Shoten Publishers, Special Prize of International Development, Japanese Association of International Development.）,”Empirical Research of Disability and Development”,(Keiso-Shobo publishers, The 17th Okita Memorial Prize for International Development Research, Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development.）etc.

Sign Language Linguist, Development Economics scholar

Soya Mori

Graduated from Tokyo University in 1986 and studied in Italy from 1992〜1994. Assigned as a professor in 1998 at Ochanomizu University. His field is Italian legal history. Also, he started up a new curriculum, “Introduction to Sign Language Studies” in 2010, and remains as the coordinator.

Professor at Ochanomizu University

Masao Kotani　

◆ CLOSING CEREMONY

【Date and Time】 Monday, June 3, 2019, 7 pm －

We will announce the winter of the People’s Choice Award nominations under the Film Submission category for TDF2019!

*Only those who purchased tickets for the “Hearing Director Short Film Features” on Monday June 3 at 4:40 pm can participate the Closing Ceremony.

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