This is the brand-new sequel to the first ‘Four Deaf Yorkshiremen’ film – and this time it’s not their families these four grumpy deaf men are arguing over, but the women they’ve loved and lost!

Written and directed by Charlie Swinbourne, the film was made with the support of Remark! Production and again stars John Smith, Matt Kirby, Jonathan Reid and Ilan Dwek, aiming to show off the full humour and expression of sign language.

The stories include a first kiss behind a deaf club that goes horribly wrong, a honeymoon that turns to tragedy, and a wedding rudely interrupted…

This time there’s a welcome addition for non-deaf or hard of hearing people – a soundtrack composed by Steven Brown, specially designed to be not unlike an age-old silent movie.

Make-up was provided by Kate Ardern and Matt Brown, while the Farmbrough family provided a much needed location in the form of their family home for the one-day shoot.

The film premiered at Wolverhampton’s Deaffest film festival on Friday 29th November 2008.

To join the mailing list or to buy a DVD and support the making of the next film, just email fourdeafyorkshiremen@gmail.com.

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A Deaf Joke story by Neal Thompson as NeaLAUGH.