The Chatterboxes
- Apr 23, 2025
- 1 min read
Updated: May 1
In a small town striving to embrace diversity, a Japanese family with a deaf father and son lives in careful balance — until a Kurdish family moves in nearby. A small incident gently shifts the neighborhood, as children from both families begin reaching across the distance. What starts as a subtle disruption opens a shared space where people slowly begin to rethink what it really means to listen and understand one another.
A warm, lighthearted comedy by Ken Kawai, inspired by his own experience as a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) and by the endangered status of both Japanese Sign Language and Kurdish. Selected as the opening film of the festival Special Guest Q&A with Director Ken Kawai after the following screenings: Opening Night at Riffraff Tue, 26 May｜19:30 Special Screening at Houdini Wed, 27 May｜20:00 & Thu, 28 May｜17:50
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Director: Ken Kawai
Countries: Japan
Year: 2025
Runtime: 143 min
Languages: Japanese, Japanese Sign Language, Kurdish, Turkish, Chinese, American Sign Language with English subtitles
Tickets & Screening Times
Tue, 26 May｜19:30｜Riffraff Wed, 27 May｜20:00｜Houdini Thu, 28 May｜17:50｜ Houdini
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