For our first screening of the 2024 series, in partnership wit BEMIS Scotland, GRAMNet is delighted to present British International Film Award nominee, NAME ME LAWAND, by director Edward Lovelace.
Synopsis:
Five-year-old Lawand is on a quest to find a world where there are people like him – people who will understand him. Since birth, Lawand has been profoundly deaf and unable to communicate with those around him. He undertakes a treacherous journey with his family from Iraq to Derby, home of the Royal School for the Deaf. But this new life soon comes under threat when the family face deportation. Along with members of the Derby community, they begin a new quest – a fight to stay in the place they now call home.
Join us on the 18th of January at 5:30PM BST at the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) for a FREE screening of this stunning documentary, hosted by GRAMNet member Nicola Burns, Senior Lecturer in Disability Studies (Sociology) from the University of Glasgow.
Location Map here!
Check out the trailer below:
Details: Documentary: UK (2022) | Colour | Director: Edward Lovelace | Languages: English, Kurdish and BSL with EST | Running Time: 91m | Subtitles: English | Rating: PG
Trigger Warnings: Upsetting scenes, references to discrimination.
Glasgow Refugee Asylum and Migration Network (GRAMNet) 
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