A new film out this week depicting the life of Jesus aims to reach an audience its director says has long been overlooked. "JESUS: a Deaf Missions film," will be the first of its kind made up of a ...

(RNS) — Joseph Josselyn remembers being fascinated by the 1977 drama “Jesus of Nazareth” — but as a Deaf child, he had to rely on closed captions to catch the dialogue. “I had this thought: I wonder ...

Yvonne Cobb, ambassador for the British Deaf Association, speaks to front of house cinema staff about deaf awareness training, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 in London.(Photo by Scott A ...

Deaf and hard-of-hearing Virginians shared frustrations with movie theater accessibility while discussing House Bill 602, legislation that would require open-captioned screenings at theaters across ...

Jumping on a call with The Hollywood Reporter, Ted Evans is beaming with pride. The British writer-director has good reason to — his first feature film, Retreat, just had its world premiere at TIFF, ...

To combat these issues, as well as build a hub for hearing and deaf audiences to seek out the work of deaf filmmakers and forge community, Insolera has established the Deaf Movie Database. Similar to ...

Norman is a communication studies professor at Gallaudet University. She is the director and producer of the university’s first WORLDEAF Cinema Festival, which runs through Sunday. Talk about the ...

Diane Garey has had a distinguished career as a documentary and feature editor and producer. She edited and co-produced Wild By Law, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary ...

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Adam Schafer saw the first "Lord of the Rings" movie when it came out. But apart from a few lines of subtitled Elvish, Schafer had no idea what anyone was saying. Like other deaf theater patrons, he ...

LONDON — For once, deaf audiences are being prioritized at U.K. cinemas. Paramount Pictures UK will be showing their movies with captions the day before general release, meaning deaf and hard of ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. LONDON (AP) — For once, deaf audiences are being prioritized at U.K. cinemas. Paramount Pictures ...