Sign Movies

Aber · 02-01-2005, 11:15 AM

Why aren't there any movies out that people sign in to communicate?? Doesn't seem fair that all the movies are in spoken english, maybe we need to start Deaf Hollywood...

Fly Free · 02-01-2005, 11:29 AM

there is one i am aware of -- Children of a Lesser God with Marlee Matlin, William Hurt

02-01-2005, 12:46 PM

There are independent Deaf filmmakers who made a few ASL films. You can find them at http://www.cfv.org/ Just type "deaf" in their search and you'll find a number of films with people using full ASL. Hope it helps.

EDIT: Try look up "The Key" and "Love is Never Silent", they're good.

I wish they have the old TV movie, "And your name is Jonah". It is something of a classic in itself, I think. Unfortunately, it is hard to find.

***VamPyroX*** · 02-01-2005, 01:02 PM

It's because of the audience that watches them. The majority of viewers are hearing so we have hearing films.

Fly Free · 02-01-2005, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toonces

There are independent Deaf filmmakers who made a few ASL films. You can find them at http://www.cfv.org/ Just type "deaf" in their search and you'll find a number of films with people using full ASL. Hope it helps.

EDIT: Try look up "The Key" and "Love is Never Silent", they're good.

I wish they have the old TV movie, "And your name is Jonah". It is something of a classic in itself, I think. Unfortunately, it is hard to find.

i cannot believe i forgot abt those other movies u mentioned -- i remember "And your name is Jonah"

*smh* at myself

CoolieFroggie · 02-01-2005, 08:58 PM

once again,
Interpreters, captions, are expensive...

It's will be SUPER nice to have deaf actors and actress to make some movies..

but gotta to remmy we are in small deaf world.. Hearing world beat us.

***VamPyroX*** · 02-01-2005, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoolieFroggie

once again,
Interpreters, captions, are expensive...

It's will be SUPER nice to have deaf actors and actress to make some movies..

but gotta to remmy we are in small deaf world.. Hearing world beat us.

Yep, even the deaf movies created here are required to be captioned... as requested by faculty/staff. Heh!

ravensteve1961 · 02-01-2005, 09:53 PM

Go to Silent movies,,,Silent Movies are Perfect for the deaf.I just watched a old western was dated back in 1919. I enjoyed it

Aber · 02-02-2005, 12:50 PM

Hmm, yeah the deaf world isn't that big, but we aren't THAT small either... I am hoh and I never really learned sign that well growing up so I am working on it now. I thought it would be cool and very helpful to have movies in sign with closed caption, that way I could pick up signs by watching movies.... I think a lot of hearing people would think something like this would be really cool as well for a learning tool.

02-02-2005, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aber

Hmm, yeah the deaf world isn't that big, but we aren't THAT small either... I am hoh and I never really learned sign that well growing up so I am working on it now. I thought it would be cool and very helpful to have movies in sign with closed caption, that way I could pick up signs by watching movies.... I think a lot of hearing people would think something like this would be really cool as well for a learning tool.

So you're learning ASL? Cool. The website whose link I posted in my previous comment also include hundreds of videos and DVD's of ASL stories and lessons for the beginners as well. (And they are all for free to borrow for a couple of weeks, in case you are wondering.)

Aber · 02-02-2005, 03:47 PM

I figured out that there is around 300,000 thousand deaf and hoh people that live in United States. So we are not that small! Too bad so many deaf and hoh people don't realize how many of us they are...

Aber · 02-02-2005, 04:12 PM

This number is the number of people BORN with hearing loss. Thanks for Toonices for telling me about that website, I will check it out!

Aber · 02-02-2005, 04:26 PM

I estimate there is around 6.5 million people in the world today that were born with hearing loss.

The*Empress · 02-02-2005, 09:56 PM

Normal people don't want to see disabled person in movies all the time.

ScrappyKat · 02-03-2005, 11:18 AM

They have movies entirely in sign??!?!?!?!?! WHAT?! Since when was this? I want to see I want to see!

OK.. this is interesting. I mean i have seen TV shown in sign (CSI and ER and I think Law & Order) but a movie.. that is really cool!! Please tell me more!

deafclimber · 02-03-2005, 12:14 PM

i remmy when i was in college, i saw all deaf ppl played in silent black and white movie(1970's). it was about 2 deaf investigators hunting deaf vampires. i dont remmy that name of movie. do you know the name of that movie ? it was cute movie.

02-03-2005, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deafclimber

i remmy when i was in college, i saw all deaf ppl played in silent black and white movie(1970's). it was about 2 deaf investigators hunting deaf vampires. i dont remmy that name of movie. do you know the name of that movie ? it was cute movie.

Eric, it was filmed here by local folks. One of the actors is my friend. I forgot the name of the title. They did a showing of that a year ago or two. It was hilarious!

Also, Aber, there is another film (sheesh, my memory is low today) by Richard Dreyfuss, a Music teacher with a deaf son. It was also filmed here so thats how I remember the film but can't remember the title, either.

deafclimber · 02-03-2005, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meg

Eric, it was filmed here by local folks. One of the actors is my friend. I forgot the name of the title. They did a showing of that a year ago or two. It was hilarious!

AW That is sweet... yea it was funny. did u see the investigator typing tty in car ? it was funny.

02-03-2005, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deafclimber

i remmy when i was in college, i saw all deaf ppl played in silent black and white movie(1970's). it was about 2 deaf investigators hunting deaf vampires. i dont remmy that name of movie. do you know the name of that movie ? it was cute movie.

Could it be "Deafcula"?

02-03-2005, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meg

Also, Aber, there is another film (sheesh, my memory is low today) by Richard Dreyfuss, a Music teacher with a deaf son. It was also filmed here so thats how I remember the film but can't remember the title, either.

Ah, yes. "Mr. Holland's Opus". I have the DVD!

02-08-2005, 03:23 PM

I found a webpage where they are selling DVD's of movies with ASL that you buy for yourself. I've seen "No Talking Allowed" (romantic, cute and funny) and "Two Worlds Apart" (a thriller with a ending that you will have to figure out for yourself. I was kind of disappointed with it, actually). I have not seen the other one, "Dormitory" so I have no idea how it is. They all have deaf actors, so obviously it will be all in ASL.

Just thought you'd want to have a look at this.

Here's the link: ASL Movies DVD's

n2dvds · 02-10-2005, 10:50 PM

I remember reading a short article recently about Brad Pitt studying ASL for an upcoming movie. The title for the film was never given in the article but the movie should be out by late 2005/early 2006.

Steve · 02-10-2005, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fly Free

there is one i am aware of -- Children of a Lesser God with Marlee Matlin, William Hurt

I hated this movie 'cuz the voice interpreting Hurt! Completely unrealistic, unless you are hearing and like to hear yourself talk. It included ASL, but was definately not an ASL movie.

Viewers who don't know sign could figure out what was going on from MM's acting. Just as Deaf had to figure out what the hearing were doing (until captioned video was released).

Steve

Chrysanthe · 02-11-2005, 12:51 AM

Last Tuesday evening, my friend and I went to see a captioned movie called Meet the Fockers. It had a lot of sex jokes in it and it was hilarous. Mr. Byrnes (Robert DeNiro) had a grandson, and Mr Byrnes was teaching him some sign language. Man...the baby was so funny. You should watch.

When the baby sees a woman with big chest, he signed, oohh "milk!"

It was bad azz movie!

upsidedowntiger · 07-15-2005, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aber

Why aren't there any movies out that people sign in to communicate?? Doesn't seem fair that all the movies are in spoken english, maybe we need to start Deaf Hollywood...

There are! Well, a few, anyway..check out John Lubotsky's Deaf Cinema page for a list of movies in ASL, and movies with significant use of ASL...

krnaslterp · 07-15-2005, 11:24 PM

In Tampa, we have had 2 International Deaf Film Festivals. They are in May (this year was the 2nd annual one, so hopefully we can get them every year). They feature independent films made by Deaf people and they feature Deaf actors using ASL or the sign language of other countries. Pretty cool...you all should come on down to Tampa next year!

Here is the website....

http://www.floridadeaffilmfestival.com/

Check it out!

Kelly

sara1981 · 07-16-2005, 03:30 AM

i saw deaf actress on late show but she really good actress i like her because she is good accent and she married to police officer and she raise 4 children.

im not sure what kinda movie she in!

and also i did watch meet the frockers really comedy!

Sara Boyce

02-01-2005, 11:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
Aber Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Iowa City Posts: 40	Sign Movies Why aren't there any movies out that people sign in to communicate?? Doesn't seem fair that all the movies are in spoken english, maybe we need to start Deaf Hollywood...

02-01-2005, 12:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Toonces Guest Posts: n/a	There are independent Deaf filmmakers who made a few ASL films. You can find them at http://www.cfv.org/ Just type "deaf" in their search and you'll find a number of films with people using full ASL. Hope it helps. EDIT: Try look up "The Key" and "Love is Never Silent", they're good. I wish they have the old TV movie, "And your name is Jonah". It is something of a classic in itself, I think. Unfortunately, it is hard to find. Last edited by Toonces; 02-01-2005 at 01:16 PM.

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CoolieFroggie Badass ButchBoi Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,349	once again, Interpreters, captions, are expensive... It's will be SUPER nice to have deaf actors and actress to make some movies.. but gotta to remmy we are in small deaf world.. Hearing world beat us. __________________ "Greetings, Kermit the Frog here And today I'd like to tell you a little bit About the color green Do you know what's green? Well I am for one thing You see frogs are green, and I'm a frog And that means I'm green, you see"

02-02-2005, 03:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
Aber Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Iowa City Posts: 40	Deaf and Hoh population of United States I figured out that there is around 300,000 thousand deaf and hoh people that live in United States. So we are not that small! Too bad so many deaf and hoh people don't realize how many of us they are...

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02-01-2005, 11:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
Fly Free Just me Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Wherever i want to be LOL Posts: 9,100	there is one i am aware of -- Children of a Lesser God with Marlee Matlin, William Hurt

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ravensteve1961 Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Here Posts: 3,940	Go to Silent movies,,,Silent Movies are Perfect for the deaf.I just watched a old western was dated back in 1919. I enjoyed it

02-02-2005, 12:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
Aber Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Iowa City Posts: 40	Hmm, yeah the deaf world isn't that big, but we aren't THAT small either... I am hoh and I never really learned sign that well growing up so I am working on it now. I thought it would be cool and very helpful to have movies in sign with closed caption, that way I could pick up signs by watching movies.... I think a lot of hearing people would think something like this would be really cool as well for a learning tool.

02-02-2005, 04:12 PM	#12 (permalink)
Aber Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Iowa City Posts: 40	This number is the number of people BORN with hearing loss. Thanks for Toonices for telling me about that website, I will check it out!

02-02-2005, 04:26 PM	#13 (permalink)
Aber Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Iowa City Posts: 40	I estimate there is around 6.5 million people in the world today that were born with hearing loss.

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The*Empress Merry Christmas!!!! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: on Plantation. Posts: 6,935	Normal people don't want to see disabled person in movies all the time. __________________

02-03-2005, 11:18 AM	#15 (permalink)
ScrappyKat Shake ya ass! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Spotsy, VA Posts: 189	They have movies entirely in sign??!?!?!?!?! WHAT?! Since when was this? I want to see I want to see! OK.. this is interesting. I mean i have seen TV shown in sign (CSI and ER and I think Law & Order) but a movie.. that is really cool!! Please tell me more!

02-03-2005, 12:14 PM	#16 (permalink)
deafclimber :: is a dirt dirty ? :: Join Date: May 2003 Location: hotlanta Posts: 3,566	i remmy when i was in college, i saw all deaf ppl played in silent black and white movie(1970's). it was about 2 deaf investigators hunting deaf vampires. i dont remmy that name of movie. do you know the name of that movie ? it was cute movie. __________________ Feel free to PM me if you have any question about Windows Mobile or AT&T Mobiliy's TAPs.

02-08-2005, 03:23 PM	#21 (permalink)
Toonces Guest Posts: n/a	I found a webpage where they are selling DVD's of movies with ASL that you buy for yourself. I've seen "No Talking Allowed" (romantic, cute and funny) and "Two Worlds Apart" (a thriller with a ending that you will have to figure out for yourself. I was kind of disappointed with it, actually). I have not seen the other one, "Dormitory" so I have no idea how it is. They all have deaf actors, so obviously it will be all in ASL. Just thought you'd want to have a look at this. Here's the link: ASL Movies DVD's

02-10-2005, 10:50 PM	#22 (permalink)
n2dvds Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gulf Coast Posts: 4	deaf movies I remember reading a short article recently about Brad Pitt studying ASL for an upcoming movie. The title for the film was never given in the article but the movie should be out by late 2005/early 2006.

02-11-2005, 12:51 AM	#24 (permalink)
Chrysanthe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 544	Meet the Fockers Last Tuesday evening, my friend and I went to see a captioned movie called Meet the Fockers. It had a lot of sex jokes in it and it was hilarous. Mr. Byrnes (Robert DeNiro) had a grandson, and Mr Byrnes was teaching him some sign language. Man...the baby was so funny. You should watch. When the baby sees a woman with big chest, he signed, oohh "milk!" It was bad azz movie!

07-15-2005, 11:24 PM	#26 (permalink)
krnaslterp Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 9	In Tampa, we have had 2 International Deaf Film Festivals. They are in May (this year was the 2nd annual one, so hopefully we can get them every year). They feature independent films made by Deaf people and they feature Deaf actors using ASL or the sign language of other countries. Pretty cool...you all should come on down to Tampa next year! Here is the website.... http://www.floridadeaffilmfestival.com/ Check it out! Kelly

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sara1981 Batista's Fans Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Little Rock,Ar Posts: 2,847	i saw deaf actress on late show but she really good actress i like her because she is good accent and she married to police officer and she raise 4 children. im not sure what kinda movie she in! and also i did watch meet the frockers really comedy! Sara Boyce __________________

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