Deaf Conversations About Cinema: Jojo Rabbit
Please note: This event took place in Jan 2020
Screening of Jojo Rabbit at 18:00 featuring DS with a BSL interpreted introduction
Deaf Conversations About Cinema from 20:00 in the Café/Bar featuring BSL interpretation
Writer/director Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok, Hunt for the Wilderpeople) brings his signature irreverent comedy to Jojo Rabbit, a smart anti-hate World War II satire and winner of the Audience Award at TIFF.
The 18:00 screening on Mon 13 Jan will feature Descriptive Subtitles and an introduction from Thea Berry, Watershed’s Cinema Producer followed at 20:00 by a post-show discussion in the Café/Bar with audience members, both of which will have simultaneous BSL (British Sign Language) interpretation.
Set in Germany in the last days of World War II, lonely Jojo's (Roman Griffin Davis) only friend is an imaginary and idiotic Adolf Hitler (Waititi himself). When Jojo discovers that his single mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a young Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic, this misguided boy has his faith in the Hitler Youth shaken and is forced to confront his blind allegiance to nationalism...
Tackling the ludicrousness of racism and nationalism head on, Waititi has crafted an audacious black comedy (drawing on his own Jewish heritage and his experiences growing up surrounded by prejudice) that, besides clearly being very timely, also boasts great emotional depth and tenderness.
After the 18:00 DS screening of Jojo Rabbit please join us in the Café/Bar from 20:00 for an informal discussion, 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 Jojo Rabbit..