Deaf teenagers shortlisted in mini oscars
A film produced by a group of deaf teenagers from Belfast has been shortlisted in the Mini Oscars.
Holywood actress Kate Winslet and director Alan Parker will be judging the horror movie - Lil' Red - for awards which are announced next month.
The movie was made by the young deaf people working with The National Deaf Children's Society.
The short film has been nominated in the Best Horror category of the First Light Movies Awards 2007.
Read more (Source: BBC)
It's not every day that I come across an article like this. I'm glad to know that there are some ambitious deaf filmmakers out there around the world. Wayne Betts Jr., Chad W. Taylor, Gary Brooks and many more out there are paving the road and breaking down the barriers for the future generations of deaf filmmakers to come.
I googled up the movie, 'Lil' Red'. The search was unsuccessful, as it delivered no results. If somebody happens to have more information on the movie or have seen the film, please feel free to let me know by leaving a comment or e-mail me if you prefer to. My e-mail address can be found on the right side, though you will have to type it in manually. Sorry for the inconvenience, but I have to protect it from the spammers.
I wish them the best on winning the award, as they've been short listed in the 'Mini Oscars'.
would you actually respond to the emails?
ReplyDeleteTo most of them, yes.
ReplyDeleteDear Banjo
ReplyDeleteWas googling Lil Red myself as Grainne Murphy my daughter is one of the film makers going over to the awards and I wanted to find out more. Many thanks to Helen and all at NDCS for giving them a wonderful experience. The film and the behind the scenes can be viewed at http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/11_16/blastni/botb/film.shtml
Maeve
Neat!
ReplyDeleteI just watched the short film, not bad for a short film by a bunch of teenagers. The best of luck to them at the Mini-Oscars.