Delbert A. Whetter

Deaf producer and film executive Delbert is an entertainment industry leader in disability inclusion. He serves as Vice Chair on the board of Disability Belongs(TM) (formerly RespectAbility), a non-profit organization that works with Hollywood to promote authentic, diverse and inclusive portrayals of persons with disabilities, and on the Disability Advisory Board of SFFILM. He is frequently engaged to consult, speak and conduct trainings at leading entertainment studios, companies and organizations in the industry. Delbert possesses over two decades of experience as a senior film executive and film producer including work on three animated features with Venice, CA based Exodus Film Group, an indie film production studio that he co-founded. In addition to producing the upcoming animated feature film, Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk, Delbert is also producing a live-action narrative feature film, Flash Before the Bang, based on a true story about an all-deaf high-school track & field championship team, and Live at the Deaf Club: The Story of Punk at the San Francisco Deaf Club, a documentary about the legendary 1970's music venue. He has produced two award-winning documentaries with deaf protagonists: Being Michelle, (as executive producer) about a deaf woman with autism who survived incarceration and abuse, and Loud Love (as producer), about a gay deaf couple raising hearing twin babies in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic family in New York City, while navigating parenting, growth and its occasional hurdles.