An Attempt at a Participatory Approach to Exploring Deaf Culture through the Medium of Film

The paper presents an overview and practical experience of attending the workshop “Ethnographic Experiments” organised by Kinoklub Zagreb and University College London, 2022/2023, which, upon completion of the theoretical part, resulted in practical exercises – the making of short ethnographic films, including the film “Proba” / “The Rehearsal”, whose premiere was held in May 2024. The latter attempted to approach the research on Deaf culture as inclusively as possible, i.e. in co-creation with the community. Irrespective of the difficulties encountered, valuable connections and relationships have been developed between the narrators and researchers as a guarantee for the continuation of active co-operation in the future.