There is a body of films that feature the deaf and hard of hearing. The Encyclopedia of Film Themes, Settings and Series wrote, "The world of the deaf has received little attention in film. Like blindness She said, "Films shape and reflect cultural attitudes and can serve as a potent force in influencing the attitudes and assumptions of those members of the hearing world who have had few, if any, encounters with deaf people. Brazilian short drama film written and directed by Caroline Cavalcanti, tells the story of Bel and Juliano, two teenagers living in the suburbs of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.
Bel, who is turning 18, is deaf and faces the challenges of communication by sign language. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk.
Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikidata item. This article is about films that feature deaf and hard of hearing characters regardless of actual Deaf involvement. For Deaf films that meet Deaf cinema criteria, see List of Deaf films. List of films [ edit ]. See also [ edit ]. References [ edit ].
Encyclopedia of Film Themes, Settings and Series. ISBN Retrieved August 21, In Gertz, Genie; Boudreault, Patrick eds. SAGE Publications. Disability in Japan. Retrieved June 5, The Guardian. India Today. Chicago Sun-Times. Teen Vogue. Retrieved February 12, Chicago Tribune. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 26, Rotten Tomatoes.
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