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The Dance of Words

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Over 200,000 people in Canada are deaf. For deaf francophones, Quebec Sign Language is essential to both their identity and their connection to the deaf community. In the past decades, parents and doctors have pushed for hearing aids, cochlear implants and a mainstream education for deaf kids. Yet this thrust into the hearing world has come at a price for some deaf students, who may have trouble following classroom activities and end up being marginalized. The Dance of Words features young artists who have embraced their deaf identity in adulthood after spending a difficult childhood in the grey zone between hearing culture and deaf culture. These emerging artists show how they are using the arts to build a deaf culture that makes them proud. They shine a spotlight on their community while promoting and advancing deaf culture with a keen sensitivity.

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Agency - French program:.Canadian Francophonie Studio.

Credit Note

Writing, Yves Étienne Massicotte ; research, Yves Étienne Massicotte ; direction, Yves Étienne Massicotte ; camera, François Vincelette, Jean-Pierre St-Louis, Carl Elster ; sound, Mélanie Gauthier, Olivier Léger ; editing, Louise Côté ; original music, Daniel Toussaint ; research, Doris Lapierre, Chantal Deguire ; sound design, Daniel Toussaint ; sound editing, Daniel Toussaint ; foley, Lise Wedlock ; voice recording, Geoffrey Mitchell ; mix, Serge Boivin ; producer, Anne-Marie Rocher, Dominic Desjardins ; executive producer, Jacques Turgeon, Dominic Desjardins.

Time of Event Note

Recorded 2014.

Summary

Over 200,000 people in Canada are deaf. For deaf francophones, Quebec Sign Language is essential to both their identity and their connection to the deaf community. In the past decades, parents and doctors have pushed for hearing aids, cochlear implants and a mainstream education for deaf kids. Yet this thrust into the hearing world has come at a price for some deaf students, who may have trouble following classroom activities and end up being marginalized. The Dance of Words features young artists who have embraced their deaf identity in adulthood after spending a difficult childhood in the grey zone between hearing culture and deaf culture. These emerging artists show how they are using the arts to build a deaf culture that makes them proud. They shine a spotlight on their community while promoting and advancing deaf culture with a keen sensitivity.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).