Dawn of the Deaf

***DUE TO THE UNIQUE NATURE OF THE SOUND DESIGN/MIX OF THIS FILM, HEADPHONES/GOOD SPEAKERS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR THE FULL THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE.

'Dawn of the Deaf' is this week's Staff Pick Premiere. Read more about it here: http://ift.tt/2sB5p73

This film was made possible with support from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Shadowhouse Films and Findie.

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SYNOPSIS: When a strange sound wipes out the hearing population, a small group of Deaf people must band together to survive.

AWARDS:
BAFTA - Best British Short Film (Shortlisted)
Sitges International Film Festival - Melies D'argent for Best Short (Won)
Monsters of Film - Best Short (Won)
Toronto After Dark - Silver Short Film Award (Won)
Deaffest - Grand Prize (Won)
Monster Fest - Honourable Mention
Encounters International Film Festival - Grand Prize (Nominated)
Fantasia - Best Short Film (Nominated)
Fantastic Fest - Best Short Film (Nominated)
Nashville Film Festival - Graveyard Shift Award (Nominated)
RazorReel Flanders - Melies D'argent for Best Short (Nominated)
Molins Film Festival - Melies D'argent for Best Short (Nominated)
MotelX - Melies D'argent for Best Short (Nominated)
Trieste Science + Fiction - Melies D'argent for Best Short (Nominated)
Strasbourg Fantastic Film Festival - Melies D'argent for Best Short (Nominated)
Twister Alley - Best Short Film (Nominated)
FanCine Film Festival - Melies D'argent for Best Short (Nominated)
Twister Alley Film Festival - Best Midnight Short (Nominated)
B-Movie & Underground Film Festival - Best Short Film (Nominated)
Final Frame Film Competition - Best Short Film (Nominated)

OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Sundance Film Festival 2017
Sundance Film Festival: London 2017
BFI London Film Festival 2016
Sitges International Film Festival 2016
Fantastic Fest 2016
Fantasia 2016
Frightfest 2016
Cleveland International Film Festival 2017
Moscow Film Festival 2017
Sydney Film Festival 2017
Nashville Film Festival 2017
Omaha Film Festival 2017
Encounters International Film Festival 2016
Uppsala International Film Festival 2016
Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen 2017
Toronto Inside Out 2017
Outfest LA 2017
Cork Film Festival 2016
Dublin Film Festival 2017
Glasgow Film Festival 2017
London Short Film Festival 2017
Toronto After Dark 2016
Las Vegas Film Festival 2017
British Shorts Berlin 2017
Festival International du Film Fantastique de Bruxelles 2017
MotelX Film Festival 2016
Molins Film Festival 2016
Kerry Film Festival 2016
Kyiv International Short Film Festival 2017
Cucalorus Film Festival 2016
East End Film Festival 2017
Razor Reel Flanders 2016
Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival 2016
Overlook Film Festival 2017
Trieste Science + Fiction 2016
FanCine Film Festival 2016
Y'a un Os dans le Potage 2017
BBC See Hear Festival 2016
Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival 2016
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2017
Ramaskrik Film Festival 2016
Morbido Film Festival 2016
Mayhem Film Festival 2016
Celluloid Screams 2016
Twister Alley Film Festival 2017
Fastnet Film Festival 2017
Fantaspoa 2017
B-Movie & Underground Film Festival 2016
Landshut Short Film Festival 2017
Monster Fest 2016
Spooky Empire Film Festival 2016
Monsters of Film 2016
Final Frame Film Competition 2017
South Africa Horror Festival 2016
MiniKino Film Festival 2016
Fright Nights Festival 2016
Fangoria Fearcon 2016
MisCon 2017
Szczecin European Film Festival 2016
Shortcutz Figueiró dos Vinhos 2016
New Orleans Trauma 2016
CineDeaf Film Festival 2017
SouthSide Film Festival 2017
Georgetown University Film Festival 2017
Fantosfreak Short Film Festival 2017
ShorTS Film Festival 2017
Eskisehir Film Festival 2017
Stuff MX Film Festival 2017
Unrestricted View Horror Festival 2016
Little Terrors Film Festival 2016
Shivers Film Festival 2016
Twin Cities Horror Festival 2016
Fake Flesh Film Fest 2016
Red Ditch Halloween Film Festival 2016

Cast: Rob Savage, Jed Shepherd, Douglas Cox // Shadowhouse Films, Sam Heasman, Riccardo Servini, Matt Osborne, Patrick Jonsson, Steven Bray and Bursteardrum