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Acceptance

2023 • International Short
Filmmaker: Lion Heart Academy

About this Short Film

#Acceptance #Achievement #Bully #Bullying #Child #Deaf #Group #Inclusion #School #Sensory Disability #Sign Language #Teenager Child

Acceptance (2023) from Lion Heart Academy, Ethiopia, is featured in the Focus on Ability International Short Film Festival. Rather than a single plot summary, this short invites viewers to reflect on themes of acceptance, achievement and bullying within school and group settings. It highlights issues around sensory disability, deafness and the role of sign language, and raises questions about inclusion for children and teenagers. The film sits comfortably in the festival programme as a prompt for conversation about how communities respond to difference and how young people navigate belonging. Quietly observant and empathetic, Acceptance offers a timely contribution to discussions about access and respect.

Film Details

Country: Ethiopia
Category: International Short
Genre: Drama
Festival Year: 2023
Filmmaker: Lion Heart Academy

Film Transcript

You I I Morning class So today we have a new student. His name is Chris hikers So today we'll be learning about mammals. So go ahead and open to page 43. Yes, Chris. Oh Oh I understand what he's saying. He wants to sit in the front. Okay, Jack switch seats with Chris No, why cuz I don't want to go now. No, it's my rights go Hey The word of the day is acceptance, so I want all of you to write down something about acceptance I I I Oh So annoying I know you don't need it I don't know Center No, I can't stand in the middle of the hallway So we're called as the booties I know but he called it the good You know Chris right? Yeah. Yeah, we should be Jack and there's the bully Celeste wait, I have an idea We're gonna ignore them and then you don't be something I think they're gonna learn and listen and then and then they're gonna ask Sorry, then we're gonna talk to them Yeah, that's a good idea. Yeah, that's it Not like this Have you guys got it Oh You know why we did this You shouldn't bully people who are different. We all are different. Can't you say language if you want? There's no point I I

Filmmaker

Lion Heart Academy is the filmmaker behind this entry. See every Focus on Ability entry from Lion Heart Academy.

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2 comments
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Sileshi Kassa 15/08/2023

The film is very descriptive and all the actors were free of the environmental influences.

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Winta Mitiku Regassa 9/08/2023

It is really good job Good luck

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