DeafWay Festival

Gallaudet University is bringing back Deaf Way with a new twist!
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In 2025, Deaf Way Festival is bringing back the original artistic- and cultural-gathering concept, but reformatting it into a series of festivals with specific tracks on a bi-annual basis.

03/31/2026

📅 Don’t Miss!

The 18th Annual ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York returns April 23-30, 2026!

Join us for the world’s largest showcase of accessible international cinema by and about people with disabilities, reframing existing disability narratives through:

🎬 Groundbreaking films
💬 Riveting conversations
🏙️ Events across NY, NJ + online

Here are some Deaf filmmakers line up that will be involved:

    •    VIKTOR | Directed by Olivier Sarbil
    •    TALK | Directed by Jessica L. Perlman
    •    THEM THAT’S NOT | Directed by Mekhai Lee

Learn more: https://reelabilities.org/newyork/

02/26/2026

🎬 A Quiet Love – three Deaf couples, three powerful love stories. From a boxer and his hearing partner to a same-sex couple raising Deaf & hearing kids, and a couple bridging religious divides during Northern Ireland’s conflict, this film is an emotional, uplifting portrait of love.

🏆 Award-winning & made with 28 Deaf community members on and off screen. Sold-out festivals in Ireland, the UK, and worldwide!

📍 AFI Silver Theatre & Cultural Center | Silver Spring MD

🎬 Capital Irish Film Festival

📅 27 Feb | 12:10 PM

🕒 ASL Interpreter | Irish & British Sign Language w/ English subtitles

🎟 Tickets (https://www.solasnua.org/events/ciff2026-quiet-love)

We hope you will join us for this special screening and celebration of Deaf stories on an international stage!

01/30/2026

Deaf Way returns October 21–24, 2027 with a special focus on Sign Language Literature!

Celebrating Deaf storytelling, poetry, performance, and literary expression from around the world.

More information will be shared in the coming months, for now mark your calendars and stay tuned! 💜💙💚💛🤍 (5 colored hearts in purple, blue, green, yellow & white)

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12/15/2025

If you missed Eva Libertad’s award-winning feature DEAF at the Deaf Way Film Festival, our friends at the AFI Silver Theatre are playing it as part of its European Union Film Showcase next week.

You can catch DEAF on Friday, December 19 or Sunday, December 21 at the AFI Silver Theatre in downtown Silver Spring (Red Line Metro to Silver Spring). Tickets available here: https://silver.afi.com/movies/detail/0100005365/

12/03/2025

Scenes from the Deaf Way Film Festival!

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11/20/2025

Scenes from the Deaf Way Film Festival! Celebrating Deaf stories, Deaf talent, and the power of visual storytelling. Grateful for every artist, volunteer, and community member who made this moment possible.

More photos to come.
ID: First post is an animated Deaf Way Film Festival photo gallery with pink and yellow text. Background shows a black subtle film motion, while collages highlight festival attendees, filmmakers, and performers in candid, and/or posed moments.

11/07/2025

Cheers to the Deaf Way Film Festival 2025 Award Winners for bringing Deaf stories to life on screen! 🎥

11/04/2025

📣 Exciting news!
Tabitha Jacques, Arts, Culture, and Experience Director, proudly announces the new theme for Deaf Way 2027: SIGN LANGUAGE LITERATURE!
Stay tuned for more details coming soon! ✨

10/19/2025

Everyone experienced Deaf Way Film Festival in their own unique way — here’s what it felt like through their eyes 👁️✨

Video Description: A compilation of individual experiences from the Deaf Way Film Festival.

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