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IGNOU hosts India Deaf Film Festival
“Deaf Leaders India” in association with “National Centre for Disability Studies” (NCDS) and “Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre” (ISLRTC), IGNOU are organizing “India Deaf Film Festival 2011” for celebrating World Disability Day on 3rd and 4th Dec., in the Convention Centre, IGNOU Maidan Garhi, New Delhi.
The observance of the day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights, and well being of persons with disabilities. It also seeks to increase awareness of gains to be derived from the interpretation of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.
Deaf members from all over the country will participate in the film festival. Fifteen documentaries and short films will be screened like “Parents with a Child” , “True or False” and “The Silent Song – A Love Story”. The festival will wrap up with an award ceremony at the end .
The cinema largely constructs society’s perception of people with disabilities and from its beginning until today, the images reflected by films have evolved towards more positive and normalizing perspectives. With different degrees of depth and success related to disability, it is hoped that the films screened will be the reflection of the impact that the combination of the media on one hand, and social realities on the other hand can manage to achieve.
The films will show case the impact of stereotyping on self-image and the development of attitudes among the people and reveal at the same time the efforts to counter stereotyping with alternative programmes. Efforts could be made at reconstructing public understanding and guidelines for the broadcasting industry as well as govt. policies to promote fair and equitable portrayals in media.
Deaf films will portray a framework of their achievement – by privileging what has been subordinated so far – which is the artistic prowess of a section of a society with defined cultural and linguistic cohesion. Each film focuses on the social mode of identity and how the complexities, divergences and intersections are worked out in the wider context. Puting forth a film festival of the Deaf and by the Deaf gives their issues a visible form and seeks to garner support from the larger public.
“Deaf Leaders India” in association with “National Centre for Disability Studies” (NCDS) and “Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre” (ISLRTC), IGNOU are organizing “India Deaf Film Festival 2011” for celebrating World Disability Day on 3rd and 4th Dec., in the Convention Centre, IGNOU Maidan Garhi, New Delhi.
The observance of the day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights, and well being of persons with disabilities. It also seeks to increase awareness of gains to be derived from the interpretation of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.
Deaf members from all over the country will participate in the film festival. Fifteen documentaries and short films will be screened like “Parents with a Child” , “True or False” and “The Silent Song – A Love Story”. The festival will wrap up with an award ceremony at the end .
The cinema largely constructs society’s perception of people with disabilities and from its beginning until today, the images reflected by films have evolved towards more positive and normalizing perspectives. With different degrees of depth and success related to disability, it is hoped that the films screened will be the reflection of the impact that the combination of the media on one hand, and social realities on the other hand can manage to achieve.
The films will show case the impact of stereotyping on self-image and the development of attitudes among the people and reveal at the same time the efforts to counter stereotyping with alternative programmes. Efforts could be made at reconstructing public understanding and guidelines for the broadcasting industry as well as govt. policies to promote fair and equitable portrayals in media.
Deaf films will portray a framework of their achievement – by privileging what has been subordinated so far – which is the artistic prowess of a section of a society with defined cultural and linguistic cohesion. Each film focuses on the social mode of identity and how the complexities, divergences and intersections are worked out in the wider context. Puting forth a film festival of the Deaf and by the Deaf gives their issues a visible form and seeks to garner support from the larger public.