DYSPLA INTERNATIONAL MOVING IMAGE FESTIVAL:
The world’s first festival dedicated to screening the visual innovation of dyslexic and neurodiverse story makers.
Featuring a multi-channel installation by D-FUSE with soundtrack by Swayzak.
Funded by the Arts Council England, DYSPLA International Moving Image Festival showcased a collection of moving images dedicated to exploring ‘The Neurodivergent Aesthetic’.
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The world’s first festival dedicated to screening the visual innovation of dyslexic and neurodiverse story makers.
Featuring a multi-channel installation by D-FUSE with soundtrack by Swayzak.
Funded by the Arts Council England, DYSPLA International Moving Image Festival showcased a collection of moving images dedicated to exploring ‘The Neurodivergent Aesthetic’.
PREVIOUS EVENTS
• 14th-18th March 2018, The Crypt Gallery, London, UK
• 21st March 2018, Lincoln University, UK• 17th June 2018 Art House Cinema, Crouch End Festival
• 4th December 2018, BBH Global, London
• 27th of April 2019 Gulbenkian Cinema, Kent, Autism Arts Festival 2019
• 23rd of May 2019 Westmister University, London, Westminster AchieveAbility Commission
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Aesthetica Magazine
• 14th-18th March 2018, The Crypt Gallery, London, UK
• 21st March 2018, Lincoln University, UK• 17th June 2018 Art House Cinema, Crouch End Festival
• 4th December 2018, BBH Global, London
• 27th of April 2019 Gulbenkian Cinema, Kent, Autism Arts Festival 2019
• 23rd of May 2019 Westmister University, London, Westminster AchieveAbility Commission
For further information, please contact us.
PRESS
Aesthetica Magazine
- New Sensory Experiences
TIME OUT- A unique film festival
Camden New Journal- Festival for dyslexic filmmakers
Disability Arts -Could Neurodiversity be Key?
Disability Arts- Celebrating Neurodivergent Filmmakers
“We presented the films in a gallery setting, broadcasting audio through portable radios, experimenting with external influence on cinematic presentation and the resultant reinterpretation of narrative, presentation expectations and tolerance of audiences, mimicking our interpretation of the neurodivergent mind.” DYSPLA
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Dyslexic and Neurodiverse filmmakers have a strong heritage in cinematic history. Stan Brakhage, Steve Mcqueen, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Joe Wright, and Steven Spielberg are a few filmmakers that share dyslexia as their commonality, and as their genius.
DYSPLA focused on the innovative moving image to define dyslexic and neurodiverse aesthetic. We aimed to explore ideas of how the dyslexic and neurodiverse experience and exhibit the world, while addressing ideas of societal reform,tackling the conventions surrounding neurodiversity, and magnifying the benefits within the creative sector.
DYSPLA mixed the elements of a film festival with an art gallery approach by not only presenting innovation in dyslexic filmmaking, but by challenging how the audience experiences the moving image.
DYSPLA International Moving Image Festival was held at The Art House Crouch End.
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