Observer Editor
Deaf Cinema Program: 32nd Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival
Nov. 13–16. Four days of subtitled Polish & Ukrainian films at the Michigan Theater and other locations (as noted). Tickets $15 (students & seniors, $10; U-M & MSU students with ID, free) except as noted. annarborpolishfilmfestival.com.
Nov. 15: Deaf Cinema Program. Six short films by deaf filmmakers and/or featuring deaf actors using sign language. Blue 52 (Taras Tomenko, 2021). Animated short about a young deaf girl drawn to the story of a lonely whale. Ąturaż Głuchych: Mediolan 1880 (Deaf Entourage: Milan 1880) (Tomasz Grabowski, 2021). Documentary short about an 1880 decision to eliminate sign language in deaf schools. Burundyjczyk (The Burundian) (Tomasz Grabowski, 2021). Documentary short comparing Belgian colonialism over the Burundian people to the domination of the deaf by hearing people. Tir (The Truck) (Edyta Kozub, 2018). Film of a short performance piece about how small decisions can affect people’s lives. Harley Quinn (Edyta Kozub, 2021). Film of a short performance piece. Szumy I Fonie (Hushes and Phonics) (Piotr Krzysztof Kaminski, 2024). Award-winning short about a boy who becomes a translator for the first time when he accompanies his deaf mother to a doctor’s appointment. 10 a.m.
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