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.
187 films found — page 3 of 5
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Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
A young spy wears hearing aids that double as gadgets.
Deafness as a theme -
Take Shelter
A father haunted by apocalyptic visions is also fighting for his Deaf daughter's implant coverage.
ASL Deafness as a theme -
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.
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 -
Ingelore
The director's Deaf mother recounts surviving Nazi Germany as a Deaf Jewish girl.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
Knowing
An astrophysicist decoding a disaster prophecy has a Deaf son.
ASL Deafness as a theme -
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 -
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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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 -
Adventures of Power
An air-drumming dreamer in a mining town, with a Deaf supporting character.
ASL Deafness as a theme -
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.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
Universal Signs
A Deaf artist grieving a loss reconsiders his life when a new relationship begins.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
Bratz
A high-school comedy featuring a Deaf student character who signs.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
Hearing and Now
The director's Deaf parents decide in their sixties to get cochlear implants.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
Music Within
A Vietnam veteran left with severe hearing damage becomes a disability rights advocate.
Deafness as a theme -
There Will Be Blood
An oil man's son is deafened by a derrick explosion and grows up signing.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
Through Deaf Eyes
Two hundred years of Deaf American life, from residential schools to the fight for ASL.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
Copying Beethoven
A young copyist works with the deafened Beethoven on the Ninth Symphony.
Deafness as a theme -
Island Etude
A hard-of-hearing student cycles around Taiwan with a guitar on his back.
TSL 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 -
Sound and Fury: Six Years Later
Revisits the family from the original film after their implant decisions.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
The Good Shepherd
A CIA founder's youth includes a relationship with a Deaf woman.
ASL Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
A Lot Like Love
A romance across seven years, with the protagonist's Deaf brother woven through.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
Black
A DeafBlind young woman and her failing teacher, loosely inspired by Helen Keller.
Deafness as a theme -
Iqbal
A Deaf village boy dreams of playing cricket for India.
ISL-IN Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
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 -
The Quiet
A girl believed to be Deaf moves in with her godparents and learns their secrets.
Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
Dear Frankie
A mother hires a stranger to pose as the absent father her Deaf son writes letters to.
Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
It's All Gone Pete Tong
A hedonistic Ibiza DJ goes deaf and has to rebuild his relationship with music.
BSL Deafness as a theme -
Touch the Sound
Deaf Scottish percussionist Evelyn Glennie on hearing music through the body.
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Wedding of Silence
A wedding inside Russia's Deaf community.
RSL Deaf actors in the cast -
What the Bleep Do We Know!?
A Deaf photographer is the through-line of a docudrama about quantum physics and perception.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast -
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
A Deaf factory worker's plan to fund his sister's transplant spirals into revenge.
KSL Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
Read My Lips
A hard-of-hearing office worker uses her lip-reading skill in a scheme with an ex-convict.
Deaf role played by a hearing actor -
Saving Silverman
A broad comedy with a Deaf actor in a supporting role.
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Stille Liebe
A Deaf nun falls for a Deaf drifter and must choose between vows and love.
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Code Unknown
Interlocking Paris lives, including a teacher at a school for Deaf children.
LSF Deaf actors in the cast