The Deaf Culture Experience Premiere Gala
Presented by Nita’s Silent Hands
A Premiere Night Gala Celebrating the Voices, Stories, and Future of the Deaf Community
Ticket sales start May 2026
Black Tie • Purple Carpet • Live Interviews • Silent Auction
Premiere Night Experience
📍Location
Caromount Health Park
Gastonia, NC 28052
📅Date & Time
October 3, 2026
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
🎬Experience
Documentary Premiere &
Panel Discussion
👥Seating
Limited Premiere Seating Available
Why This Night Matters
This is a Created by Nita’s Silent Hands, this event is part of a larger movement to elevate Deaf voices through storytelling and community-driven media.
The Deaf community holds stories that the world rarely hears, stories of resilience, culture, identity, and strength.
For generations, Deaf voices have often been misunderstood, overlooked, or spoken about rather than listened to.
The Deaf Culture Experience was created to change that.
This premiere night marks the launch of a powerful five-part documentary series designed to elevate authentic Deaf stories through cinematic storytelling, real interviews, and lived experiences.
But this project goes beyond a documentary.
Your support will also help launch a youth filmmaking initiative that empowers Deaf students to become storytellers themselves, creating opportunities for the next generation to share their voices with the world.
Tonight is more than a celebration.
It is the beginning of a movement to ensure Deaf culture is seen, understood, and preserved through storytelling.
About Nita's Silent Hands
Nita's Silent Hands is a nonprofit organization built on love, legacy, and a lifelong understanding of two worlds.
Founded by Starr, a CODA — Child of a Deaf Adult, this organization was born from a life lived at the intersection of the Deaf and hearing communities. Growing up navigating both worlds gave Starr a rare, intimate perspective on the gap between them, and an unshakeable commitment to bridge it.
The name Nita's carries two souls: Chinita, a Deaf mother who shaped Starr's understanding of silence, strength, and culture, and Juanita, a grandmother whose unwavering belief in Starr's dreams never faded, even until her final breath. Together, they are the heartbeat behind everything this organization does.
The Deaf and hard-of-hearing community experiences the world in deeply powerful ways, yet for generations, those stories have gone untold. Not because they lack meaning, but because they have lacked a platform. Nita's Silent Hands exists to change that.
Our mission is to bridge the gap between the Deaf and hearing communities one story, one connection, one community at a time, through our G.E.A.R. Method:
Giving back, Education, Awareness, and Resources.
Our Work
Sign Language
Group sessions and school partnerships bringing sign language education to individuals, families, and classrooms across the community one connection at a time.
Project Limitless
Supporting Deaf students through equal opportunities including the Deaf Prom, Youth Film Initiative, the Deaf Rally, and in kind donations for underprivileged youth.
Scholarship/Intern
Investing in the next generation of Deaf leaders through scholarships for higher education and internship opportunities that build real world experience.
What to Expect Premiere Night
Step Into the Premiere Experience
Purple carpet entrance experience
Professional photo wall
Exclusive documentary premiere screening
Silent auction supporting the documentary series and youth filmmaking initiative
Community celebration and networking
Accessibility:
ASL interpretation and live captioning will be provided throughout the program.
The Documentary Premiere
Be among the first to experience a powerful new documentary sharing authentic Deaf stories and lived experiences.
This premiere marks the launch of a five-part series amplifying Deaf voices rarely seen on screen.
Authentic Stories
Real lived experiences from members of the Deaf community told through powerful cinematic storytelling.
Community Voices
Featuring interviewees sharing personal journeys, challenges, and triumphs that shape Deaf culture today.
Documentary Series
This premiere launches the first installment of a five-part documentary series elevating Deaf voices and perspectives rarely represented in mainstream media.
This premiere is more than a film screening.
It is the launch of a movement to elevate
Deaf voices through storytelling.
Your Ticket Makes Real Impact
Funding the Documentary Series
Funding the production of a five-part documentary series that elevates authentic Deaf stories through cinematic storytelling and real lived experiences.
Launching the Youth Filmmaking Initiative
Launching a program that empowers Deaf youth to learn filmmaking and produce future documentary episodes as storytellers themselves.
Amplifying Deaf Voices
Expanding visibility and understanding of Deaf culture by sharing authentic Deaf stories with wider audiences.
Our Goal
On October 3rd, the Deaf Culture Experience Gala aims to raise $150,000 to support:
• the Deaf Culture documentary series
• youth filmmaking opportunities
• community accessibility initiatives
Your support helps launch a new platform for Deaf storytelling, empowering the next generation of voices to be seen and heard.
Be part of the movement.
Supported By Our Community
Featuring leaders, storytellers, and advocates from the Deaf community.
Featured Guests & Panelists
Event Hosts
Host to be announced
Host to be announced
Documentary Panelists
Guest to be announced
Guest to be announced
Guest to be announced
More guests to be announced
Special Guest Performance
Special Guest to be announced
Deaf DJ & Live Performance
Experience a live Deaf DJ throughout the evening, setting the tone during cocktail hour, energizing transitions
between program segments, and closing the night in celebration.
Reserve Your Seat
Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating the voices, stories, and future of the Deaf community.
Limited premiere seating
Limited premiere seating available
Corporate Partnership
Become a Founding Sponsor
Partner with Nita’s Silent Hands in launching the inaugural Deaf Culture Experience Gala, a powerful evening celebrating Deaf voices, storytelling, and community impact.
A limited group of organizations will be recognized as Founding Sponsors, helping bring the documentary premiere and youth filmmaking initiative to life.
Partner With the Premiere
Recognition on the event website
Logo placement on event signage
Acknowledgment during the premiere program
Inclusion in promotional materials
Your support helps launch the documentary series and fund a
youth filmmaking initiative empowering the next generation of Deaf storytellers.
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