Deaf Conversations About Cinema: The Silent Twins
Please note: This event took place in Dec 2022
Join us at the 18:00 screening of The Silent Twins on Mon 12 Dec which will feature Descriptive Subtitles and an introduction from our guest speaker Dr Roger Griffith MBE, (CEO of Creative Connex and UWE Bristol lecturer). This will be followed at 20:00 by a post screening discussion in the Café & Bar with audience members and Roger. The evening will be hosted by Deaf artist, performer and filmmaker David Ellington and will feature BSL interpretation throughout.
Based on the best-selling book by Marjorie Wallace, this powerful film explores the lives of real-life identical twins June and Jennifer Gibbons, who refused to communicate with anyone but each other, retreating into their own fantasy world. In the 1970s, in the Welsh town of Haverfordwest, twins June (Letitia Wright) and Jennifer Gibbons (Tamara Lawrence) are severely bullied and ostracised as the only Black family in their neighbourhood. At home the pair had always been withdrawn, but their behaviours become more and more extreme and isolating: walking in sync and not communicating with the outside world. Following an accident, the two are accused of vandalism and confined to a psychiatric hospital, where they face an unbearable choice...
Focusing on their moments of togetherness, this surreal film treats us to neon galore, musical-style interludes, and even puppet animation inspired by the sisters' diaries and poems, a hard-hitting feast for the senses. Please join us in the Café/Bar for an informal discussion after the screening, which will include BSL interpretation. You’ll receive 10% off drinks with your cinema ticket – so grab a glass and let us know your thoughts about The Silent Twins.