The 8th London International Disability Film Festival
Highlights from this year's programme include the subversive yet amusing feature Special People (2007) and the thought provoking documentary I Want To Tell You Something (2006), which examines a family of four who all communicate through sign language even though only one of their sons is deaf. Other titles include a landmark screening of the controversial drama The Silent Twins (1986), buried in the BBC vaults for over 20 years; Coming Down the Mountain (2007), a twisted tale of brotherly love from the pen of Mark Haddon; a Q with the visually impaired film-maker Raina Haig and a workshop on DIY distribution in the digital age. The Festival is complemented with a range of short film programmes from around the world.
To celebrate this year's Festival, the Mediatheque at BFI Southbank presents Double the Trouble, Twice the Fun. This groundbreaking programme tackles a subject rarely addressed in our culture or media: the representation of sexuality for those with physical and learning disabilities. Bringing together 20 dramas, cutting-edge television documentaries and intimate short films, this collection challenges the preconceptions of the able-bodied and demonstrates that disability is not an automatic bar to a healthy sex life.
Highlights for this year
OPENING NIGHT: Special People
A pretentious film-maker finds his attempts to make an uplifting hymn to the human spirit thwarted by the group of wheelchair-using teens he's teaching. Smart, funny and subversive with just a hint of romance for Valentine's Night, Special People is that rarest of beasts; a feel-good comedy that doesn't rot your teeth!
Thu 14 Feb 18:45 NFT1
I Want To Tell You Something
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Four-year-old twins Oskar and Leo share everything. Even a common language their parents struggle to learn. Oskar's deaf, Leo's not, and their hearing parents have decided to raise both boys in what for them is a foreign language: sign language. Over the course of a year, Martin Nguyen's documentary reveals the highs and lows of family life.
Fri 15 Feb 13:50 NFT2
The Silent Twins
Landmark screening of this controversial drama, buried in the BBC vaults for over 20 years. Followed by a Q with Marjorie Wallace
Fri 15 Feb 18:00 NFT2
Coming Down the Mountain
"I didn't plan to kill him… That sounds stupid given everything that happened, but… It's not like I sat down and thought, 'I'm going to murder my brother'. Things just… got out of hand." A twisted tale of brotherly love from Mark Haddon - author of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time - with terrific performances from Nicholas Hoult (Skins and About a Boy) and Tommy Jessop.
Sat 16 Feb 20:30 NFT2
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