Nearby events:
Washington DC – April 19, 2025, 10a-5p
American Dream, NJ (next to NYC) – September 20, 2025, 10a-5p
More details and other locations at https://deafopia.com
Deaf Movie Database Launched by DeafMovie.org as Educational Resource Centering Deaf Film Community
DeafMovie.org has created a new resource called Deaf Movie Database, or DMDb, that allows users to find information about deaf film professionals and movies featuring deaf culture.
DMDb, created by Emilio Insolera, includes a film catalog that provides information on the deaf film workers involved in a given film and notes instances of non-deaf professionals playing deaf characters. Users can also see how much sign language a film contains.
DMDb additionally has a Careers section to enable networking, a reviews feature that highlights deaf critics and includes user participation, film festival information and an educational “Dummies” guide about working with the deaf film community. There is also an option to watch films for free via the database.
Source: Go to Monday, March 10 (at bottom of page) at https://variety.com/2025/film/news/film-news-in-brief-march-10-2025-1236333125/
DAD Note: Thanks to Whyisign for sharing this news – https://www.facebook.com/share/1E7rESdV3E/
‘Friendly Signs’ Documentary Follows One Man’s Quest to Create Community for Deaf Prisoners
While serving a 57-year sentence for voluntary manslaughter at California’s San Quentin prison, Tommy Wickerd found purpose in an unexpected way: teaching fellow incarcerated people and corrections officers American Sign Language.
Growing up with a deaf older brother, Wickerd witnessed the isolation of a world without proper accommodations. So when legal advocates won a 2019 petition to move a group of deaf men from underresourced prisons to program-rich San Quentin, Wickerd created his class.