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Inspired by real-life events, this Oscar-winning short follows Libby, a profoundly deaf child nearing her first day at school. Her emotionally distant, overwhelmed mother and workaholic father seek out a quick fix to make their 'broken' child more equipped to handle the real world.Libby has lived in a world of silence but a fresh-faced social worker Joanne helps Libby transform. A once withdrawn four-year-old suddenly feels connected to the world...
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What would life be like without language? For too many deaf people raised in rural outposts, access to a sign-language community is denied and they are condemned to a life without words. Such injustice deserves our attention and is explored with care in this haunting story of two deaf siblings, Dulce Maria (28) and Francisco (22), who have been raised their entire lives without access to any written, spoken, or signed language on a farm in northern...
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Learn over 50 idioms and phrases in ASL about all facets of everyday life, plus learn how to use these expressions in complete English and ASL sentences. Examples of idioms and phrases include: actions speak louder than words, beat around the bush, disappear into thin air, good enough for, labeled as, swallow one's pride, venting out, and much more. Also includes bloopers and outtakes.
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Learn over 50 idioms and phrases in ASL about all facets of everyday life, plus learn how to use these expressions in complete English and ASL sentences. Examples of idioms and phrases include: actions speak louder than words, beat around the bush, disappear into thin air, good enough for, labeled as, swallow one's pride, venting out, and much more. Also includes bloopers and outtakes.
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Learn over 50 idioms and phrases in ASL about all facets of everyday life, plus learn how to use these expressions in complete English and ASL sentences. Examples of idioms and phrases include: actions speak louder than words, beat around the bush, disappear into thin air, good enough for, labeled as, swallow one's pride, venting out, and much more. Also includes bloopers and outtakes.
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Learn over 50 idioms and phrases in ASL about all facets of everyday life, plus learn how to use these expressions in complete English and ASL sentences. Examples of idioms and phrases include: actions speak louder than words, beat around the bush, disappear into thin air, good enough for, labeled as, swallow one's pride, venting out, and much more. Also includes bloopers and outtakes.
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Learn over 50 idioms and phrases in ASL about all facets of everyday life, plus learn how to use these expressions in complete English and ASL sentences. Examples of idioms and phrases include: actions speak louder than words, beat around the bush, disappear into thin air, good enough for, labeled as, swallow one's pride, venting out, and much more. Also includes bloopers and outtakes.
14) Babel
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From acclaimed Director Alejandro González Iñárritu comes the third film in his trilogy, BABEL, a critically celebrated and emotionally gripping film about the barriers that separate humankind. Nominated for seven **Academy Awards** including Best Picture. Winner of the Best Motion Picture - Drama at the **Golden Globes.** Winner of Best Director, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the Technical Grand Prize Award at the **Cannes Film Festival.**...
15) Wonderstruck
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Tells the tale of two deaf children separated by fifty years. In 1927 New York City, Rose searches for the actress who's life she chronicles in her scrapbook; in 1977 in the Midwest, Ben runs away from home to find his father. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Brian Selznick, which is the predecessor to his screen-adapted novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
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