In honor of the 25th anniversary of its release, ‘Passport Without a Country’ has been digitally remastered and is now accessible online on Vimeo. This film provides an opportunity to discuss, as a family, the unique experiences and challenges growing up in a bicultural/bimodal/bilingual household can bring. The movie offers insight on the personal experiences of individuals that grew up in two very different worlds – both hearing and deaf. This documentary filmed in Australia explores the experiences of Codas (Children of Deaf Adults). Watch as a family for entertaining examples of language play, as well as humorous anecdotes regarding deaf and hearing cultures.ħ) Passport Without a Country (Rated- N/A) The DVD includes material from five years of touring in front of thousands of people in various cities. This film offers an excellent opportunity to discuss and explore differences within the deaf community in terms of language and culture, while also examining the ways in which deaf people dispel assumptions about the deaf experience.Ī blend of funny stories with various characters and excellently signed songs, The Rosa Lee Show is a collection of ASL storyteller Rosa Lee’s best work. In particular, each addresses the linguistic and cultural assumptions members of the deaf community frequently face, all the while, attempting to cross into the mainstream.
The film features CJ Jones, Robert DeMayo, T.L. In this documentary film, four deaf performers reveal their struggles and successes as they battle various challenges of working in the entertainment industry. Watch together for a discussion about the challenges of oralism and linguistic recognition of signed languages.
Learn about the origin of the football huddle, the Deaf President Now movement, and many other historical events within the deaf community.Ī great way for families to share deaf history, cultural norms, and values. This film offers a broad overview of American deaf culture and deaf history featuring many deaf and coda leaders. The Hammer is a great way to engage as a family in a conversation about current stereotypes regarding deaf people, as well as an opportunity to consider language choices and opportunities. Throughout the movie, Hamill is shown challenging preconceived notions about deaf people’s capabilities. The film provides an opportunity to discuss with your family ways to resolve linguistic differences and cultural experiences, as well as the challenges of addressing audism and phonocentrism in interpersonal relationships.Ī biographical film, The Hammer, tells the story of Matt Hamill, a deaf, mixed martial artist and wrestler, as he strove to become a UFC (ultimate fighting championship) fighter. Cole is played, at various points in the film by Nicholas John Renner, Joseph Anderson, and Anthony Natale. Passionate about music, the main character wrestles with the linguistic and cultural conflicts of a hearing-deaf family dynamic. Holland’s Opus, tells the story of a struggling composer and music teacher who learns that his son, Cole is deaf. This light, family film is accessible to younger children and provides an opportunity to discuss language use. Sean Berdy, a deaf actor, plays the role of Sammy “Fingers.” This time the rag-tag baseball team must work together to retrieve a model rocket from the clutches of a dangerous dog. Sequel to the family classic Sandlot, Sandlot 2 offers another nostalgic glimpse at a group of youngsters and their summer spent on the neighborhood baseball diamond. We have included the Motion Picture Association of American rating system when available, but of course, parents are urged to use their own discretion. The films below include a variety of topics and some subjects may be too mature for young children. These films can create space for valuable conversations about ASL, deaf history, and/or deaf culture, as these movies showcase various topics that can be discussed together as a family.Īs always, we encourage parents to preview these movies before sharing them with their children.
Need something to do on a rainy day or a new film for family movie night? Here are 10 different family-friendly movies with deaf/koda characters and themes.
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