Deaf

Name: Deaf
Released: 1986
Rating: 72.31
Cast: Frederick Wiseman

1986

Documentary

2h 44m

The School for the Deaf at the Alabama Institute is organized around a theory of total communication i.e. the use of signs and finger spelling in conjunction with speech, hearing aids, lip reading, gestures and the written word. The film shows sequences dealing with various aspects of this comprehensive training. (Zipporah)

Directed by:

Frederick Wiseman

Starring:

Frederick Wiseman

Genre:

Documentary

Country:

USA

Language:

English

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1986

Documentary

2h 44m

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JPFerguson

Rated 09 May 2020

The second of Wiseman's four films dedicated to documenting the institutional schooling of those who are deaf, blind and multi-handicapped (which, as this film makes clear, is not to say that these individuals are defined by these handicaps). This is not a film about the 'special' measures needed to 'accommodate' deaf students, but rather a film about pedagogy. These students and teachers do what needs to be done in order to learn, with these pedagogies valuable for all who want to learn.

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