No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie Screening Next Week at Gallaudet University

If you’re close to Washington, D.C., Gallaudet University will be screening the award-winning film No Ordinary Hero: The Superdeafy Movie September 17 and 18 with a special guest Superdeafy himself! This screening is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and the Theatre and Dance Program.

No Ordinary Hero: The Superdeafy Movie opened at the Rome International Film Festival last week in Rome, Georgia and won the Shepard Award for innovative film-making.

Synopsis:

SUPERDEAFY must reveal the man behind the cape to find true love and inspire a young deaf boy to believe in himself. The movie follows the evolution of this unique hero. A beloved character and role model, SuperDeafy has a worldwide following. He has been turned into t-shirts, posters and dolls… and now a movie. This film marks the first time in cinematic history that a SAG commercial feature film is being executive produced exclusively by deaf executive producers and directed by a deaf director. The film will be 100% open captioned every screening.

The film is rated PG and is subtitled.

Tickets are free and open to the public and can be reserved at http://www.tugg.com/events/11232 (Wednesday, September 17) and http://www.tugg.com/events/11239 (Thursday, September 18).

If you're not in the Washington, D.C. area, check out the website for other screening opportunities.

Trailer:



Tugg's Overview Video
No Ordinary Hero - Tugg Informational Video from Hilari Scarl on Vimeo.