Seattle Deaf Film Festival

Seattle Deaf Film Festival (SDFF) is a biennial program under Deaf Spotlight for the 7th time. SDFF will feature short and feature films about and by Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled and Hard of Hearing filmmakers. We will feature 44 films from 11 countries in sign language with English subtitles.

Schedule of Events:

7:00 - 8:30 PM: The Tuba Thieves

Alison O’Daniel
USA, 2023, 91 minutes

Between 2011 and 2013, a series of unusual thefts occurred targeting twelve Southern California high school band rooms with thieves absconding with more than twenty tubas. Using this quirky series of unsolved crimes as a source of inspiration, director and visual artist Alison O’Daniel blends elements of documentary and fiction to create a unique sensory experience that defies categorization. What happens when sound is no longer present? What shifts in the senses when a marching band loses its booming tonal anchor? This is not a literal story about tubas and thieves, but rather about sound and its absence. Featuring a cast of mostly Deaf actors and told through a Deaf and Hard of Hearing lens, The Tuba Thieves asks its audience to become active participants in this cinematic experience and offers the challenge to engage - and perhaps think - differently.

In ASL (American Sign Language) and English with Open Captions.

Duration: 91 minutes

8:30 - 10:00 PM: Opening Night Reception

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