Puff has a huge fan-base and is adored as a superhero by Deaf and hearing kids alike. Puff is a lovely and colourful character who talks about differences, diversity and acceptance. Through the lens of intersectionality, Puff teaches kids what it means to be Deaf in a positive light with lessons in deafness, sign language, culture and Deaf identity. Puff was originally created by Deaf writer Salla Fagerström in 2013 for Teatteri Totti in Finland, but with the COVID-19 pandemic, it was adapted into “I Am Puff” series for online dissemination with the support of CCA Digital Originals.
about
“I Am Puff” was created by 1S1 Theatre, in collaboration with Why Not’s SHARE stream of activities. SHARE projects are partnerships with other independent artists and companies to help produce, present or tour their work.
For D/deaf and hearing children
“My sister and I always would get up at five or six o’clock in the morning to watch those [Saturday morning] cartoons. And at this time, of course, there was no captioning. But the cartoons that were available were so expressive. Now, I wouldn’t be able to watch and follow a cartoon without captioning because it’s changed.”
— Dawn Jani Birley, 1S1 Theatre Artistic Director
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team
“I Am Puff” was made possible by an amazing international Deaf-led team, led by Pavel Sakharov; Marianne Aro; Martin Aro; and Dawn Jani Birley.
Puff | Dawn Jani Birley
Voiceover | Miriam Fernandes
Director | Marianne Aro
Videographer | Martin Aro
Scriptwriting | Marianne Aro, Dawn Jani Birley
3D Animator, Storyboard, Compositing, Supervisor | Pavel Sakharov
Concept Art | Pavel Sakharov, Victoria Zhukova, Nadeznda Mazeina
Character Modelling Texture | Felix Fefilov
3D Rigging | Dmitry Makukha
Costume | Irma Taivainen
Music, Sound Effects | John Millard
Audio Mixing | Yvonne Lu Trinh, James Ramlal