When: 10 October, 14 November, 12 December
Time: 7pm
Cost: Pay what you can
Where: Deaf Action, 49 Albany St, EH1 3QY
Age: See individual film ratings below
Join the BSL Film Club at Deaf Action!
In Collaboration with Local Cinema Project
We’re excited to announce the launch of our new BSL Film Club at Deaf Action! This is an inclusive and accessible film club specifically designed for the deaf and hard-of-hearing communities, offering films with subtitles and open discussions in BSL after each screening. You’ll even get free tea, biscuits and popcorn will be provided with your ticket!
All screenings are Pay What You Can, meaning that you may wish to pay £10, £5, or access the screening for free, depending on your situation. The proceeds will go to future screenings and BSL Film Club events.
Please see our Pay What You Can guidance to help you decide what you could pay.
To book your tickets, follow the booking link at the bottom of each screening below:
Screenings:
Notes from Sheepland (15)
Thursday 10 October, 7pm
English with descriptive subtitles
Orla Barry is a self-confessed ovine addict. She is a decade in sheep, she’s still wondering what possessed her to start but yet she wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. Orla lived in Brussels for 16 years and now lives and works in South East Ireland where she runs a flock of pedigree Lleyn sheep. Her work deals with the tensions of being an artist and an eco-farmer in rural Ireland. The Sheep have slowed her art career but at the same, caring for them has hugely inspired it. She escapes the studio by going to the sheep, escapes the sheep by hiding in her studio. NOTES FROM SHEEPLAND follows Orla, an outlier, as she floats between these worlds. It reflects upon the primal, poetic and unpredictable bond she has with the natural world.
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (PG)
Thursday 14 November, 7pm
English with descriptive subtitles
Marcel, a 1-inch-tall shell, lives with his grandmother, Connie, the only residents of their town after their neighbors’ sudden, mysterious disappearance. When discovered by a guest amongst the clutter of his Airbnb, the short film he posts online brings Marcel millions of passionate fans and a new hope of reuniting with his long-lost family.
The Holdovers (15)
Thursday 12 December, 7pm
English with descriptive subtitles
A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school remains on campus during Christmas break to babysit a handful of students with nowhere to go. He soon forms an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker, and with the school’s head cook, a woman who just lost a son in the Vietnam War.
Accessibility:
Our venue is wheelchair accessible. There is a platform lift at the front door for wheelchair users to access the building. There is a lift from the ground floor to the Blackwood Bar area, accessible on the left upon entry to the venue. Accessible toilets can be found on the first floor also.
All films will be shown with descriptive subtitles.
While this is a BSL film club, all audiences with varying sign language fluency are welcome.
Please note, there will be no BSL/English Interpreters provision.
For more information and enquiries, please contact admin@deafaction.org
Local Cinema is supported by the City of Edinburgh Council, Film Hub Scotland, and the Edinburgh Film Guild.