I Am Festival

Our annual celebration empowering Deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent children & young people to explore their creativity.

For over a decade, the festival has provided a platform for hundreds of young people to showcase their talents, leadership, ideas and opinions.

Each festival has a theme:

  • In 2023 the theme was Activism
  • In 2024 the theme was See Me, Hear Me
  • In 2025, we celebrated our 10th anniversary in partnership with Tate Modern, Young V&A and AFK where we explored the theme of Make Some Noise
  • In 2026 the theme was Journeys

If you'd like to find out more about I Am please get in contact: iam@anewdirection.org.uk

Watch the I Am Festival 2025 film on YouTube