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Departure Lounge.
Departure Lounge is a celebration of the friendship and deaf solidarity that develops between Sid, an ailing older man and Matt, a young hospital cleaner. Sid is angry, frightened and isolated. Neither his doctors nor his wife, Morag, seem able to help or comfort him.
Matt, is also frightened and uncertain - he has a partner, Jill, and a baby, but Matt is running away from his responsibilities.
It is their deafness that creates the initial bond between the two men. Matt breaks down Sid's isolation by taking him up on to the roof of the hospital and together they create a sort of deaf club in the sky. Here they sit and talk, fall out and make up, speculate on the wonders of a deaf heaven, and slowly come to realise that, despite everything, each can give courage to the other.
Departure Lounge was written by Charlie Swinbourne and directed by Louis Neethling. |
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Coming Home.
Mark, a young deaf man, adopted by hearing parents, is determined to uncover the truth about his past but in so doing reveals a tragic family secret.
Mark and his girlfriend, Kate, travel to Suffolk to find out about his birth mother, and why she gave Mark up for adoption. However, the atmosphere at his birth mother's cottage, flashes of recovered memory, the revelations of local people and, above all, the combination of beauty and menace in the huge skies and tidal rivers of the landscape - combine to create an environment in which the past crashes into to the present in a film which asks whether the 'truth' is always empowering or is it sometimes wiser to forget the past?
Coming Home was written by Rebecca Atkinson and directed by Louis Neethling. |
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Mutt and Jeff Auditions
Mutt and Jeff Pictures Limited, the production company of Louis Neethling, has been commissioned by BSLBT to make 2 x 27' dramas for broadcast later this year. They will be filmed in Suffolk and London during July 2009.
We will be holding auditions for Deaf actors:
North of United Kingdom - 18th JUNE, GLASGOW
South of United Kingdom - 22nd JUNE, LONDON
'Matt' - Deaf man with fluent BSL aged 20 - 30
'Morag' - Deaf woman with fluent BSL aged 45 -55
'Jill" - Deaf woman with fluent BSL aged 20 - 28
'Mark'- Deaf man with fluent BSL aged 25-35
'Kate' - Deaf woman with fluent BSL aged 25-35
We would also like to hear from deaf men and women of all ages who are interested in being 'extras'. Previous acting experience/training would be an advantage but enthusiasm and commitment is absolutely essential.
If you would like to be considered for an audition, please send a photo and CV to: david@muttandjeffpictures.com with your availability and specify the roles(s) in which you are interested.
We will then contact you for an audition. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide accommodation or travel costs for those wishing to attend.
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National Deaf Service
Mutt & Jeff Pictures are filming a short drama for The National Deaf Service. Aimed at health professionals to explain mental health and communication issues in deaf children and teenagers and where they should be referred to.
The director, Louis Neethling, said, "We have a great cast on board which includes the talented David Sands and of course a wonderful 'behind the scenes' team"
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Liberty Festival
Trafalgar Square, London - August 30th, 2008
Mutt & Jeff Pictures are organising the Film & Video Zone at this disability arts festival.
'This zone is a celebration of emerging British Deaf film making talent - an eclectic programme of unique short films that highlight Deaf culture and British Sign Language. Showing a collection of films that refute the medical stereotype of deafness and pre-conceived notions people have about deaf people by using self-deprecating humour or a rich visual narrative.
Make your own mark in this innovative arena by coming to our CCTV - Cultural Communication TV booth in London ...the most watched city in the world, and leave a video postcard' |
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Horatio
Horatio Horatio was produced by Mutt & Jeff Pictures in 2008, continues to go from strength to strength. To date, the film has won: Best International Short Film - Ippocampus Ciak Cinema International, Italy and Best Film at St.Gallen Deaf Film Festival,Switzerland. It has been shown at film festivals all over the world and also shown on See Hear, BBC 2.
Watch the trailer for horatio in the 'Films' section. |
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Stoned Love
Stoned Love by Jenny Lecoat is in script development; a feature film that will appeal to both Deaf and hearing audiences. Stoned Love - a romantic comedy full of heart and soul.
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Horatio
Mutt & Jeff Picture's latest short film, Horatio , is now in the process of being entered into film festivals around the world. Horatio has already been accepted for and can be seen at the following film festivals: Ippocampus Ciak, Milan, Maine Deaf Film Festival and 2008 G Franklin Fish ASL Film Festival, Boston. |
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Coming Out
Coming Out written by Charlie Swinbourne and produced by Mutt & Jeff Pictures in 2007, continues to go from strength to strength. To date, the film has won: Best Director -Clin d' Oeil 2007, Best Foreign Film – 1 st Finnish Film Festival 2007 and Best British Film – Deaffest 2007.
This year, Coming Out has been screened at the prodigious 8 th London International Disability Film Festival at the British Film Institute, London and shown in full on See Hear, BBC2 and Hands On, RTE2. |
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