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Recap of a Deaf Santa Claus Foundation event on Oct 26, 2024.

The Austin Chronicle’s premiere-weekend coverage at AFF, calling out Charles Graves as America’s first Deaf Santa and exploring representation through the eyes of co-director Anthony Mowl, a fourth-generation Deaf Texan whose daughter is fifth-generation Deaf. A defining quote in the local conversation around the film.

World Premiere on October 26, 2024 at the 31st Austin Film Festival, screening at Rollins Theatre at the Long Center at 1:00 PM with a second showing October 30 at 8:30 PM at Galaxy Theatre 6.

An in-depth Texas Highways profile of Charles Graves and the road from New Braunfels to the Austin Film Festival premiere — how Anthony Mowl first met Charles at a Texas School for the Deaf holiday event, the partnership that grew from that encounter, and what it means for Deaf children to finally have a Santa who signs.

DeafNation, the largest Deaf-centered media outlet in the U.S., conducted a deep interview with Charles Graves about Deaf identity, fatherhood, and the responsibility of being the first.

CNN covered Charles Graves's holiday appearances as part of its seasonal feature programming, contributing to the foundation's 1.7 billion media impressions to date.

Inside Edition profiled Charles Graves's holiday appearances, focusing on the families whose children meet a Santa who signs for the first time.