Happy Halloween WOD’ers! We hope you’ve enjoyed this year’s holiday special; a three-part marathon of macabre! We’re proud to bring you some of the best quality short films from the festivals and we’re rounding things off with a Sundance Film Festival favorite, Dawn of the Deaf. So sit back, relax, and enjoy!
Directed by the undeniably talented Rod Savage, Dawn of the Deaf invites the viewer into a bleakly familiar world one hour before something called “The Pulse.” We intricately follow the lives of several characters who are deaf, dealing with infuriating facets of discrimination and social pressures that appear all too familiar. All the while, the ever-present threat of the “The Pulse” loams over the runtime.
Savage and his team have crafted an impeccable film. I was constantly taken aback by the attention to detail and visual innovation. One sequence, in particular, is arranged so perfectly that the very moment I realized what was happening was the exact moment the film revealed itself—a rarity in modern horror. Savage is clearly in tune with his audience’s expectations and it makes for a truly thrilling horror treat.
What I love most about Dawn of the Deaf is it’s instant ability to evoke place and purpose. The world setting feels heavy and dense. There is a thickness of prejudice in the air that makes every scene uneasy and I was constantly challenged. The film concludes with a tragically thought-provoking subversion of the zombie genre while simultaneously being an honest exploration of the experience of being deaf in a world that won’t shut up.
– Jordan Wippell
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