WORLDEAF Cinema Festival
Gallaudet University, located in Washington, D.C., was the first advanced education school for the hard of hearing in the world, and it continues to set precedents to this day. The latest one is the WORLDEAF Cinema Festival, which was held November 4-7 on campus. The conference honors hard of hearing people in cinema and hearing people who create works that depict deaf people in a realistic and positive light.Marlee Matlin, an Academy Award-winning actress (Children of a Lesser God) who just happens to be deaf, chaired the festival. In her welcome message online, Matlin says that “the WORLDEAF Cinema Festival offers unique opportunities to network with motion picture industry leaders, andparticipate in discussion forums on production, marketing, and distribution issues.” Matlin received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the festival. More