Hand in Hand

Director/creator

Shelley Waddams

Year

2022

Format

Short

Languages

English, New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL)

Countries

Platforms

YouTube

Tags

D/deaf child, friendship, oralism (repression of sign), school/university setting, sign language used for hiding/secrets

Summary

Based on the true story of life-long best friends and d/Deaf girls, Annette and Nicola, who met in primary school in NZ in the 1970s, when sign language was banned

Source

Fair use policy