Deaf films from around the world
A directory of feature films, shorts and documentaries made by, with and about Deaf people. Every entry records which sign language appears on screen and whether Deaf actors and filmmakers were actually involved — so you can tell Deaf-led work apart from a hearing actor playing a Deaf role.
32 films found
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Concerto for Abigail
A musician learns she is going deaf as her career takes off.
Deafness as a theme -
Hear Me: Our Summer
Korean remake of the Taiwanese romance about a young man who falls for a swimmer's Deaf sister.
KSL Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
A Star Is Born
A musician's noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus shape his decline.
Deafness as a theme -
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
A teen comedy in which the protagonist briefly pretends to be deaf, widely criticised by Deaf viewers.
ASL Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
A Silent Agreement
A Deaf man and a hearing screenwriter navigate a relationship strained by miscommunication.
Auslan Deaf actors in the cast -
The Shape of Water
A mute cleaner communicates in sign with an amphibian creature held in a government lab.
ASL Deafness as a theme -
A Silent Voice: The Movie
A former bully seeks out the Deaf classmate he tormented years earlier.
JSL Deafness as a theme -
Wild Prairie Rose
In 1950s South Dakota a young woman returns home and falls for a Deaf man against her mother's wishes.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
The Little Death
Interlinked stories about desire, including a Deaf man's video relay call.
Auslan Deaf actors in the cast -
Barfi!
A Deaf and mute young man in 1970s Darjeeling loves two very different women.
ISL-IN Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
Perfect Sense
A worldwide epidemic strips humanity of its senses one at a time, hearing among them.
Deafness as a theme -
All About Steve
A crossword writer follows a cameraman across the country and helps rescue Deaf children.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
Hear Me
A delivery worker falls for a young woman he believes to be Deaf, learning sign language to reach her.
TSL Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
Love N' Dancing
A swing dance champion who is Deaf partners with a teacher preparing for a competition.
ASL Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
Talentime
A school talent contest brings together students across race, class and a Deaf boy's silence.
MSL Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
Universal Signs
A Deaf artist grieving a loss reconsiders his life when a new relationship begins.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
John Tucker Must Die
A teen revenge comedy with Deaf actresses in supporting roles.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
A Lot Like Love
A romance across seven years, with the protagonist's Deaf brother woven through.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
Sad Movie
Interwoven love stories, one involving a Deaf woman working at an amusement park.
KSL Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
The Family Stone
A Christmas family gathering in which a Deaf gay son and his partner are simply part of the family.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
Stille Liebe
A Deaf nun falls for a Deaf drifter and must choose between vows and love.
DSGS Deaf actors in the cast -
Compensation
Two love stories a century apart between Deaf women and hearing men in Black Chicago.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
Country of the Deaf
A young woman hiding from gangsters takes refuge with a Deaf dancer in Moscow's underworld.
RSL Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
His Bodyguard
A Deaf bodyguard is assigned to protect a pop star.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
Jerry Maguire
A brief elevator scene in which a Deaf couple sign about love became one of the film's most quoted moments.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
Khamoshi: The Musical
The hearing daughter of Deaf parents is pulled between music and her family's silence.
ISL-IN Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
Four Weddings and a Funeral
A romantic comedy whose central family includes a Deaf brother who signs throughout.
BSL Deaf actors in the cast -
I Don't Want to Talk About It
A small-town mother tries to shield her daughter from how the town sees difference.
Deafness as a theme -
Gas Food Lodging
A New Mexico waitress and her daughters, one of whom falls for a man who signs.
ASL Deafness as a theme -
A Scene at the Sea
A Deaf garbage collector teaches himself to surf, watched by his Deaf girlfriend.
JSL Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
Crazy Moon
A wealthy eccentric teenager falls for a Deaf shop assistant.
ASL Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
Children of a Lesser God
A speech teacher at a school for the deaf falls for a Deaf former student who refuses to speak.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast