COC to host fest for deaf movies

The College of the Canyons American Sign Language Department will host its second annual The Strength Within You International Film Festival on Nov. 3.

The festival was started to promote work between deaf and hearing filmmakers, providing a venue for the filmmakers to show their work.

Selected films include: “Oh Sugar!,” “Eye of the Beholder,” “Telltale Signs,” “White Noise,” “Tempo,” “Awkward Silence,” “Greta My Love,” “Relationshit,” “This is Ed!!,” “Sign—A Silent Film,” “Wild Prairie Rose,” “Deafening Darkness” and “Hedy & Heidi: The Lost Sister.”

The festival will open at 2 p.m. with “A Conversation with the Filmmakers” panel, followed by two 90-minute showcase screenings of shorts and feature films selected by the festival’s directors. The event will be video-hosted by ASL performer Tyrone Oraguzie, who recently toured with singers Prince Charlez and Ayanis.

The ASL Department and club will provide sign language interpretation and access to and from ASL signers at the event.

The festival will be held in the college’s Hasley Hall Theater (Room 101) 2-10 p.m., with an after-party to follow.

More information can be found at the film festival’s website http://www.thestrengthwithinyou.com/. Tickets can be purchased at https://kmbentertainment. ticketleap.com/tswyfilmfest/.