Screenings of “Deafula“

Name: Screenings of “Deafula“
Start: 2025-10-04T18:30:00-07:00
End: 2025-10-04T21:00:00-07:00
Location: The Hollywood Theatre

Schedule

Sat Oct 04 2025 at 06:30 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

The Hollywood Theatre | Portland, OR

To commemorate its 50th anniversary, OHS is proud to present two public screenings of "Deafula" (Peter Wechsberg, 1975) at The Hollywood Theatre. The first feature film performed completely using American Sign Language (ASL), "Deafula" was shot in Portland and tells the timeworn story of a man coming to realize he may, in fact, be a vampire. The plot includes a magical ring, a handless servant named Zork, and a dramatic showdown with Dracula.
The film will be screened at 6:30pm on both Saturday, October 4, and Sunday, October 5. The Saturday program will include live ASL interpretation and a Q&A with producer Gary Holstrom moderated by OHS Moving Image Archivist Matthew Cowan. Hearing audience members are not excluded as there is a soundtrack with a translation of the dialogue and a music track.