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BOND

Two deaf sisters had learned about their parents’ death was unexpected after the sisters reunited. How do they feel about their parents being gone?

  • Sahera khan
    Director
    Reverted
  • Sahera Khan
    Writer
    Reverted, Audiology, He Stood Me Up
  • Sidra Ahmed
    Key Cast
    "Wafia"
  • Sahera Khan
    Key Cast
    "Zoya"
    Audiology, He Stood Me Up
  • Charmain Bennett, BSL Communication Support Worker
    Crew
    Audiology
  • William Ranieri, Filmmaker and Editor
    Crew
    Daye's Work
  • Leo Mumford, Second Cameraperson
    Crew
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Family, Deaf
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 54 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 21, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    800 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    HD Canon C100
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Hong Kong International Deaf Film Festival
    Hong Kong
    China
    May 6, 2017
    Arts Centre Cinema
    Selection
  • Picture This Film Festival 2017
    Alberta
    Canada
    March 17, 2017
    Calgary Scope Society
    Official Selection
  • India International Deaf Film Festival 2016
    Bengaluru
    India
    December 28, 2016
    Jani University
    Best International Deaf Film Runner up (2nd Place)
  • 臺灣國際聾人電影節 Taiwan International Deaf Film Festival 2017
    Taipei City
    Taiwan
    October 28, 2017
    Conference Hall
    Selection
Director Biography - Sahera khan

My name is Sahera Khan, myself is Deaf and BSL user. I was born in East London, United Kingdom. My background family came from India and Pakistan.

I am a Filmmaker, also I am a Writer and Artist too. I had been published my nine books on Kindle and wrote a playwright called Hope for Ishq for Playshare.

I had been studied the course called T156 Digital Film School (Open University 2012) and I also attended some masterclasses (London Film Academy) from Neath Films and BSL Zone.

I wrote the screenplays: Help Me! (Trailer, 2012), He Stood Me Up (BSL Zone short film webclip, 2014), Audiology (short film, 2015), REVERTED (documentary, 2016) and BOND (short film, 2016).

I filmed and directed a few short films are Help Me! Trailer, Reverted and Bond.

Another short films such as He Stood Me Up and Audiology to worked with the deaf female Directors.

There are a few selections of my short films from film festivals are:

- Bond (a short film) was official selection by IIDFF (India) 2016 and WON Runner (2nd Place) for Best International Deaf Film.

Picture This Film Festival 2017 (Canada) Official Selection.

- Reverted (documentary) was official selection by ISNA Film Festival (USA) 2016.

- Audiology (a short film) was official selection by Deaf Film Festival Munich 2016 and also was official selection for Semi-Finalist (no screen) by The Film Bunch 2016.

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Director Statement

I wrote and director this film and co-operated with William Ranieri who is a Filmmaker and Editor.

I want made a short film about the sisters their reaction about their parents' death was unexpected. To show the sisters' feelings, and emotional and also what they had their thoughts of their parents' actions for them.

This film is showing to the audience how they can relate with the sisters through their experiences especially the sisters were conversation about the parents' death and their memories with their British sign language (BSL) and their expression and emotions can show to the audience to understanding about the sisters' feelings.

The two sisters are main roles in a short film, they are a different personalities. Zoya is a mature and loved her own parents very much but Wafia is a rebel, doesn’t love her own parents because of the past.

There are two ways of Zoya was supported and Wafia was against their parents.I want that is a part to show to the audience's reactions and responses would be either Agree or Disagree.

It is very important that the sisters were discussed the situations with the parents before they move on.

A real world, daily a parent or the parents look after the children and raise them in the good or bad way.

Would the sisters stay together as a family?

My favourite words are forget and forgiveness.