Friday , March 29 2024

The Kiss – Award-winning short film



When a hearing couple on a first date start talking to a Deaf couple in a cafe, they realise that some things can only be said with a kiss.

The Kiss, which was written and directed by Charlie Swinbourne, premiered at Bradford International Film Festival 2014 and won Best Film and Best Scriptwriter at Spain’s Basque Region Festival of Sign Language Arts in 2014.

The cast are: Matt Kirby, Deepa Shastri, Ben Green and Chloe Gilgallon. Crew: Ted Evans (Camera), Stephen Collins (2nd Camera), Alan O’Duffy (Sound). Creative Adviser: Caglar Kimyoncu

Watch more of the comedies and dramas I have created, including Coming Out, Hands Solo and Four Deaf Yorkshiremen here: http://charlieswinbourne.com/films/. My new documentary Found will be shown on the BSL Zone website (http://bslzone.co.uk) from 18th June 2015.

The Kiss has also been shown at: Shuffle Festival (London) 2014, Ilkley Literature Festival 2014, The Other Film Festival 2014, The Irish Deaf Film Festival 2014, MINCASOR Deaf Film Festival 2015 (Madrid), 30th Biennal of Theatre and Film for Deaf people 2015 (Barcelona), ReelAbilities: NY Disabilities Film Festival 2015 (New York), Ankara Accessible Film Festival 2015 (Turkey), Picture This Film Festival 2015 (Calgary, Canada), Bosifest 2015 (Serbia), Cinedeaf 2015 (Rome), Deaffest 2015 (UK, Nominated for Best British Film).

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