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Save the Date! May 22-24, Sign on Screen Film Festival
The Sign on Screen Film Festival landing page, with information about our screenings, celebrations and workshops over the May 22-24 weekend, has been released on the Australian National Film and Sound Archive website below. Detailed program event pages and (free) tickets coming soon!
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Catch Auslan film Strawberry Cheesecake now on Stan
The 2024 Australian short film Strawberry Cheesecake is a love story featuring Deaf actors Nathan Borg and Raquel Fasano and is screening at this year’s Deaffest in the UK in May. The film is a rare example of dialogue entirely in Auslan (Australian Sign Language). Produced by Bus Stop Films, the film is now streaming
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Sofya Gollan Keynotes the ANU Disability Research Network Showcase
Image: still from Vikingulven (Viking Wolf), one of Sofya’s case studies. Sign on Screen researcher and PhD candidate Sofya Gollan delivered the keynote at last week’s Disability Research Network Showcase at the Australian National University. Sofya presented on the ways in which horror films link deafness and silence, to scholars working on disability all around
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Australian Premiere of A Quiet Love
On 23 September 2025, Sign on Screen and Flow Festival are collaborating on the Australian premiere of Irish Sign Language film A Quiet Love at ACMI (the Australian Centre for the Moving Image). The screening will be introduced by Sign on Screen researcher Sam Martin, with Auslan interpreting.
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Sign on Screen at the 12th Deaf History International Conference
Sign on Screen MPhil candidate Sam Martin recently attended the 12th Deaf History International Conference in Ghent, Belgium. Sam was one of just three Australians present, alongside renowned Deaf historian Dr Breda Carty AO, who shared her trailblazing work on the Deaf History Collections website, and Brian Johnston, who is a board member. The program
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2026 Film Festival
Canberra’s Sign on Screen Festival is taking place at the National Film and Sound Archive, Acton from Friday May 22 to Sunday May 24, 2026. Deaf, hearing and hard of hearing (HoH) audiences are all encouraged to attend this free, fully Auslan/English-interpreted celebration of sign language film. Sign On Screen is a rare opportunity for
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Join us at Deaf Festival 2025 in Sydney
The 2025 Australian Deaf Festival is taking place on Saturday 30 August at Cathy Freeman Park, Sydney. Join thousands of visitors to explore Deaf performances, workshops, stalls and other activities. SoS postgrads Sam Martin and Sofya Gollan will be hosting a stall for Sign on Screen, where you can chat to them about about our
