Listen (Distinctive Options, Australia, 2023) is a short film presented at the Focus on Ability International Short Film Festival. Combining puppetry and song, it explores themes of listening, perception and viewpoint. The work touches on experiences linked to congenital, sensory and physical disability, and reflects on feelings within a group of adults and young adults. With a sensory-minded approach, Listen asks audiences to pay attention to different ways of sensing the world. As part of the festival program, it offers a thoughtful, creative contribution to conversations about ability, access and representation without claiming to speak for any single experience.
Listen, don't try to figure out what you're listening to, just listen, listen the way you would eat, the way you would taste something. Is the food too salty or not salty enough or just right? Just listen, don't try to figure out what you're listening to, don't even try to figure out what's being said, just listen, listen the way you might touch something. Is it warm to touch? Is it hard or soft? Is it smooth or much too harsh? Listen, listen the way you would see something, is it too bright or not bright enough or can you see it clearly? Just listen, listen the way you would feel something, feelings of joy and feelings of sorrow, feelings of anger and feelings of peace, feelings of tension and feelings of calm, feelings of fear and feelings of courage and all the thousands of feelings for which we have no name. Listen, after a while it may get hard to tell if you're listening or if you've been listened to and who's listening to what or what's listening to whom, just listen, listen and now pay attention to yourself. Others use signs or write it down, but no matter how we do it, we all need to be found. Listen to your ears and with your heart, understand what they're trying to impart. Communication is key, we know, so let's listen and let it show. Some people talk with hands and feet, and others with their eyes, it's pretty neat. No matter how you choose to speak, then we can all learn to the messages. Listen to your ears and with your heart, understand what they're trying to impart. Communication is key, we know, so let's listen and let it show. It's important to be patient and kind, take the time to hear our mind. Let's listen to each other with our open heart, and find new ways to play our part. Listen to your ears and with your heart, understand what they're trying to impart. Communication is key, we know, so let's listen and let it show. Communication is a two-way street. No matter how we do it, let's learn to share a great game with love and care. you
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