SEE HEAR - Wednesday 10th June, 1pm BBC2

On our next episode of See Hear we have an in-depth profile of Sabina Iqbal, the founder of Deaf Parenting UK. Sabina has two hearing children with her husband Asif, and set up the organisation in April 2001 to provide support and resources for the Deaf parents of Deaf or hearing children. She was recently named one of the twenty most powerful Muslim women in the UK, and has won several awards for her work.

Deaf Parenting UK is now growing into an internationally recognised charity, and has organised a key education conference on Friday 12 June at London's City Hall. The conference will focus on three key areas: educating professionals about the needs of Deaf parents; accessing children's education; and educating Deaf parents on their rights and entitlement.

For more information on Deaf Parenting UK, or the education conference, visit:

https://www.deafparent.org.uk/

Also this week, Radha returns with another Culture Review, this time focusing on the latest developments in Deaf film. She is joined by Cathy Heffernan - a film critic for The Guardian, and the TV and film director Louis Neethling. They discuss important new Deaf films, as well as the representation of Deaf characters within mainstream movies.

FILMS FEATURED

Voices from El-Sayed

Directed by Oded Adomi Leshem. Distributed by First Hand Films. The Bedouin Village of El-Sayed has the largest percentage of Deaf people in the world, and over generations a unique sign language has evolved as the primary mode of communication. This documentary focuses on a father's decision to give his son a cochlear implant.

The next screening of this film will be on Saturday 13th June at the UCL Psychology Building , 26 Bedford Way, Bloomsbury, London at 3pm. Tickets are £10.

Anna's Silent Struggle

Directed by Tom Linszen and Willy Lindwer. Distributed by Willy Lindwer, AVA Productions, The Netherlands.

The moving story of an 82-year old woman who managed to survive Auschwitz despite being profoundly Deaf. The film's deaf director tries to find out how deaf people were able to survive the horrors of Nazi persecution.

www.willylindwer.com

City Rats

Directed by Steve Kelly.Distributed by Revolver Entertainment.

Eight lost souls search for solutions to problems ranging from finding a better suicide method to defeating creative block and losing their virginity. Stars Danny Dyer, Susan Lynch and James Lance, who plays a character who is Deaf and gay. www.cityrats.co.uk

Babel

Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Distributed by Paramount. Available on DVD

Four interlocking stories - all connected by a single gun - depicting a complex and tragic story of human lives. Hearing actress Rinko Kikuchi plays the role of a deaf Tokyo teen.

For all free listings of subtitled films in your area check out: www.yourlocalcinema.com

This episode also features the latest instalment of Memnos' Stories Behind the Signs, exploring some of the most fascinating regional variations.

To watch this programme on the iPlayer, click here. If you want to have subtitles, just press the 's' on the right-hand side of the bottom bar that appears after you have pressed play.

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