Deaf perspectives: we're rolling! 2
Curated by Emilie Peltier, these works — conceived and told by filmmakers from the Deaf community, somewhere between documentary and fiction — are for the most part premiering in Montreal. By bringing together the Deaf and hearing communities and shining a light on a largely unseen cinema, we are celebrating the vitality of a narrative field that has yet to be fully explored.
In this documentary, Julien Bourges tells the story of Alfredo Corrado, an American deaf artist. Now recognized by the French deaf community as an important figure, he arrived in Paris in the late 70s, at a time when French sign language was outlawed and despised. This unique documentary on Alfredo Corrado also tells the story of the creation of the International Visual Theatre at the Château de Vincennes, the first theater dedicated to deaf culture in France. An adventure that truly changed the history of the deaf community in France.
Presented in collaboration with
