Old Mother Tongue

A Deaf man grapples with his sense of identity in a hearing world and is taken on a fabulistic journey through time to one of the most significant events in Deaf history: the Milan Conference on the Education of the Deaf 1880, when sign language was banned from use in education.

Writer / director: Mark Trifunovic
Co-producers: Ali Saeedi - Alana Robshaw
Production Manager: Peter Widdrington
Producer: Mark Trifunovic

** Crew **

AD: Kyle Iannuzzi

Director of Photography: Michael Distefano
1st AC: Joe Frechette
2nd AC: Mivan Makia

Original music: Adrian Ellis

VFX: Matt Peleshok

Costume Designer: Nathan Laws
Assistant Costume Designer: Cristina Graham Dwyer
Costume Assistant: Arcadia Walsh

Hair / MakeUp Designer: Liz Roelands
Hair / MakeUp Assistant: Anna Hans

Editors: Doriane Junca - Mark Trifunovic
Digital Colourist: Jason Hans

Key Grip: Jesse Bennett
Best Boy Grip: Sam Bennett

Gaffer: Nathan Reinholds

Sound Mixer: Michael Curtis
Sound Design / Foley / Mix: Robert Wingfield
ADR / Final Mix: 344 Audio

Voice of AGB: Christopher Everett
Voice of Teacher: Anthea Carpenter Procter

Violin: Brigit O'Regan
Viola: Brielle Goheen

Production Designer: Alana Robshaw
Set Decorator: Jordan Kerner
On-Set Props: Laura MacKenzie
Set Dresser: Pilar Barrios
Art Director: Justin Robshaw

ASL Interpreters: Scout Huston - Amanda Hyde - Melissa Laister - Maggie Harkins - Latasha Lennox - Melissa Cyr

ASL Coach: Thurga Kanagasekarampillai

ASL Cultural Advisor: Sage Willow / Deaf Spectrum

Actor Action Safety: Flint Eagle

Stills Photographer: Leah Vlemmiks
BTS Videography: Sina Dolati

Set PA: Max Whitworth - Zaid Dagamseh

Poster Design: Alice Lo

Funding support: Ontario Arts Council - Canada Council for the Arts - Cultural Hotspot Toronto

Equipment support: Charles Street Video - Canada Film Equipment

** Cast **

Clarence Paulo Cansicio
Victoria Soo Lum
Ralista Rodriguez
Ali Saeedi
Gordon DaDalt
Anselmo DeSousa
Enza Iovio
Paul LeDrew
Arkady Shtepa
Leelu Bastian
Elizabeth Morris
Nachiket Ghanekar
Alessio Convito
Marc Noble
Alma Amorim
Alessa Amorim
Vedavati Ghanekar
Elijah Lee

ASL and English with captions
Company: Mark Trifunovic
Rating: 12+
Cost: Pay-What-You-Can
Runtime: 17 minutes
DIGITAL PERFORMANCE

SCHEDULE

This performance is available on-demand. Your single ticket purchase allows you to view the show at any time during the 5-day festival from March 30th to April 3rd.