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 3 of 3
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Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird
The Sesame Street cast, including its long-running Deaf character, search for Big Bird.
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Tin Man
A Deaf mechanic builds a device that lets him hear, and regrets it.
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Amy
A woman leaves her husband to teach at a school for Deaf children in the early 1900s.
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And Your Name Is Jonah
A boy wrongly institutionalised as disabled turns out to be Deaf, and his family learns to sign.
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Dummy
A Deaf young man who cannot read or write is tried for murder with no way to defend himself.
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Mom and Dad Can't Hear Me
A teenager is embarrassed by her Deaf parents after the family moves to a new town.
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Looking for Mr. Goodbar
A teacher of Deaf children leads a double life at night.
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Deafula
A Dracula retelling and the first feature-length film shot entirely in American Sign Language.
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Nashville
A sprawling country-music ensemble that includes a mother of Deaf children.
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Think Me Nothing
Early independent short produced within the American Deaf community.
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Psych-Out
A Deaf runaway searches for her brother in Haight-Ashbury.
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
A Deaf man in a Southern town becomes confidant to everyone but himself.
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Johnny Belinda
A doctor teaches sign language to a Deaf woman in a hostile fishing village.
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The Voiceless Message
One of the earliest surviving films to feature sign language and a Deaf performer.
ASL Deaf actors in the cast