A recent Twitter storm spiraled as the Deaf community responded to an article published by The Hollywood Reporter (THR) highlighting John Leonetti’s new film; “The Silence”, which premieres in December. The film features a hearing actor playing a Deaf role, which […]
After the second season of Netflix’s “Queer Eye” was released in mid-June, deaf and hard of hearing fans have been asking Netflix for better and accurate closed captions to make the show accessible. According to Huffington Post writer Jenna Amatulli, […]
“Lacrimosa” is the name of the first song Austin Chapman heard with his Phonak hearing aids, which is the last song Mozart composed. “Lacrimosa” is also defined as “day of tears” or the final movement in a requiem. This word, […]
Megan Swanson wanted to step out of her comfort zone. She’s used to being behind the camera, but figured she should be more daring. She adopted this mindset three years ago when she moved to California from Chicago without a […]
The new horror film starring Millicent Simmonds, “A Quiet Place”, is another film to hit the cinemas highlighting deaf culture. Stars also include John Krasinski (director), and Emily Blunt. The film is set in the future and focuses on a family […]
Is the Oscar winner, ‘The Shape of Water’ spreading or hindering deaf awareness?
This year’s Academy Awards was a big win for deaf culture. Not one, but two winning films featured important themes for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community, as well as deaf diversity in Hollywood. The films “The Silent Child,” and “The […]
An Interview with Deaf film maker and director, Jules Dameron, who led the #DeafTalent movement.
A deaf Indian boy leaves the judges and audience in tears on an Indian Hindi reality dance television series, ‘Super Dancer.’
