Project Detail

A Hand Rises

A group of people raise their hands
A group of people raise their hands

Synopsis

A death shakes a tight-knit deaf community, leading members to challenge their longtime leader's influence.

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Features
Running time
90 min
Format
Digital
Director
Louise Stern 1st Feature
Producer
Helen Simmons, Manon Ardisson
Co-Producer
Chloe Culpin
Executive Producer
Eva Yates, Mia Bays
Editor
Gareth Scales, Stella Heath Keir
Screenwriter
Louise Stern
Director of Photography
Adam Suschitzky
Production Designer
Paix Robinson
Composer
Oliver Coates
Principal cast
Brian Duffy, Raffie Julien, Amie Francis, Claire Wetherall

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Erebus Pictures Ltd

Flat 1 Albermarle Mansions
Heath Drive
London
NW3 7TA

Page updates

This page was last updated on 19th May 2026. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

See also

You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.

Boat Boat

Director: Louise Stern

Year: 2018

A young deaf girl comes to live on a boat owned by a big talker. She makes contact with the people - and the gerbil - which inhabit this world via written notes, gesture, and dance before a small but significant death pushes her to make judgments about these relationships.

Reel Talk Reel Talk

Director: Timon Williams

Year: 2024

The story of Isaac, a young man stuck in a desk job who struggles to find the joy in anything. One day, Isaac agrees to go to the cinema with an old university friend, Dave, but gets more than just a movie as he finds himself thrust into a life-changing conversation of cosmic proportions.

Last Summer in Oxford Last Summer in Oxford

Director: Timon Williams, Elias Williams

Year: 2021

On the last day of summer, three friends struggle to embrace the looming demands of adulthood. Desperate to end things with a bang before going their separate ways, they try and break into a local music festival.