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.
94 films found — page 2 of 3
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The Hammer
The true story of Matt Hamill, a Deaf wrestler who became an NCAA champion and MMA fighter.
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All About Steve
A crossword writer follows a cameraman across the country and helps rescue Deaf children.
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Ingelore
The director's Deaf mother recounts surviving Nazi Germany as a Deaf Jewish girl.
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Knowing
An astrophysicist decoding a disaster prophecy has a Deaf son.
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Love N' Dancing
A swing dance champion who is Deaf partners with a teacher preparing for a competition.
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See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary
Four Deaf entertainers chase mainstream careers across a year on the road.
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Adventures of Power
An air-drumming dreamer in a mining town, with a Deaf supporting character.
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Sweet Nothing in My Ear
A Deaf mother and hearing father go to court over a cochlear implant for their son.
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The Legend of the Mountain Man
Three Deaf kids on a camping trip encounter a local legend.
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Universal Signs
A Deaf artist grieving a loss reconsiders his life when a new relationship begins.
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Bratz
A high-school comedy featuring a Deaf student character who signs.
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Hearing and Now
The director's Deaf parents decide in their sixties to get cochlear implants.
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There Will Be Blood
An oil man's son is deafened by a derrick explosion and grows up signing.
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Through Deaf Eyes
Two hundred years of Deaf American life, from residential schools to the fight for ASL.
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John Tucker Must Die
A teen revenge comedy with Deaf actresses in supporting roles.
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Sound and Fury: Six Years Later
Revisits the family from the original film after their implant decisions.
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The Good Shepherd
A CIA founder's youth includes a relationship with a Deaf woman.
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A Lot Like Love
A romance across seven years, with the protagonist's Deaf brother woven through.
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The Family Stone
A Christmas family gathering in which a Deaf gay son and his partner are simply part of the family.
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What the Bleep Do We Know!?
A Deaf photographer is the through-line of a docudrama about quantum physics and perception.
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Saving Silverman
A broad comedy with a Deaf actor in a supporting role.
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Sound and Fury
Two brothers, one Deaf and one hearing, split over whether to give their children cochlear implants.
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Compensation
Two love stories a century apart between Deaf women and hearing men in Black Chicago.
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His Bodyguard
A Deaf bodyguard is assigned to protect a pop star.
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Dead Silence
A Deaf teacher and her students are taken hostage by escaped convicts.
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In the Company of Men
Two executives target a Deaf co-worker in a cruel bet.
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Jerry Maguire
A brief elevator scene in which a Deaf couple sign about love became one of the film's most quoted moments.
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Mr. Holland's Opus
A music teacher slowly learns to know his Deaf son on the son's own terms.
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The Babysitters Club
The club's summer camp includes a Deaf child and a sign language subplot.
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Miracle on 34th Street
Kris Kringle signs with a Deaf girl in a scene that became the film's emotional centre.
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Once in a Lifetime
A mother fights for her Deaf son's education.
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The River Wild
A former river guide who teaches Deaf students uses sign language to outwit hijackers.
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Hear No Evil
A Deaf personal trainer is hunted after a stolen coin ends up in her possession.
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Gas Food Lodging
A New Mexico waitress and her daughters, one of whom falls for a man who signs.
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Bridge to Silence
A Deaf woman fights her mother for custody of her daughter after a fatal accident.
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Crazy Moon
A wealthy eccentric teenager falls for a Deaf shop assistant.
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Language Says It All
Deaf women discuss sign language and raising children between two languages.
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Suspect
A public defender represents a homeless Deaf veteran accused of murder.
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Children of a Lesser God
A speech teacher at a school for the deaf falls for a Deaf former student who refuses to speak.
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Love Is Never Silent
A hearing daughter of Deaf parents is torn between her own life and her role as the family's interpreter.
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