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…and Your Name Is Jonah
1979
American Sign Language (ASL), Brazilian Sign Language (LSB), English
d/Deaf child
,
d/Deaf child hearing parent
,
disability
,
family drama
Couple are shocked to find out that their young son’s diagnosis of intellectual disability is inaccurate and he is in fact deaf
(((Resonancia)))
2016
Spanish, Spanish Sign Language (LSE)
accessibility
,
d/Deaf-hearing relationship
,
Deaf Culture
,
learning sign
Documentary about the communication divide between the hearing and d/Deaf worlds, and how it can be transcended
100 Humans: Life’s Questions, Answered
2020
American Sign Language (ASL), English
accessibility
,
disability
“Ask a Human” episode of this 8-episode miniseries about various dimensions of the human condition; last episode ends with two women signing
122
2019
Arabic, Egyptian Sign Language (ESL)
hearing actor in deaf role
,
horror
,
medical drama
Egyptian hospital horror movie in which the main character, Umnia, is d/Deaf but played by hearing actor Amina Khalil
13 Minutes
2021
American Sign Language (ASL), English
action
,
d/Deaf actor
,
d/Deaf child
,
Shaylee Mansfield
,
survival narrative
Disaster tornado action movie includes deaf character played by Shaylee Mansfield
170 Hz
2011
Dutch, French Sign Language (LSF)
drama
,
hearing actor in deaf role
,
romance
Short in which two deaf teens fall in love and run away together
25 Minutes of a Lifetime
2014
British Sign Language (BSL), English
accessibility
,
isolation
Documentary about an Indian-British d/Deaf woman’s experience of cultural and linguistic barriers
2AM
2020
British Sign Language (BSL)
d/Deaf actor
,
d/Deaf director
,
d/Deaf writer/producer
,
dialogue in sign language only
,
Nadeem Islam
,
thriller
British Sign Language (BSL) mystery short about a man who wakes up to a ghost in his house
300 Secs
2013
English
d/Deaf sporting excellence
,
sports
Documentary short interviewing Adam Evans, a d/Deaf MMA fighter
50/50
2010
British Sign Language (BSL), English
crime/mystery
,
d/Deaf villain/suspect
Two men start a scam by having one pretend to be a psychic
6ixtynin9
1999
Thai
crime/mystery
,
sports
,
thriller
Crime thriller includes boxing boss with d/Deaf assistant
7th Heaven
1997
American Sign Language (ASL), English
d/Deaf-hearing relationship
,
romance
In season 1 episode 21 (“Dangerous Liaisons: Part I”), Matt falls for a d/Deaf girl who uses sign language named Heather (series duration: 1996-2007)