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PBS documentary explores 200 years of deaf life in America

"Through Deaf Eyes," a two-hour PBS documentary exploring nearly 200
years of Deaf life in America, will air early next year. The film was
inspired by the exhibition, "History Through Deaf Eyes," curated by Jack
R. Gannon of Gallaudet University.

The documentary will air nationally on PBS on Wednesday, March 21 at 9
p.m.ET (check local listings).

The film presents the shared experiences of American history - family
life, education, work, and community connections - from the perspective
of deaf citizens. Interviews include community leaders, historians, and
deaf Americans with diverse views on language use, technology and
identity.

Bringing a Deaf cinematic lens to the film are six artistic works by
Deaf media artists and filmmakers: Wayne Betts, Renee Visco, Tracey
Salaway, Kimby Caplan, Arthur Luhn, and Adrean Mangiardi.

Poignant, sometimes humorous, these films draw on the media artists'
own lives and are woven throughout the documentary. But the core of the
film remains the larger story of Deaf life in America -- a story of
conflicts, prejudice and affirmation that reaches the heart of what it
means to be human.

Major funding for "Through Deaf Eyes" is provided by the National
Endowment for the Humanities, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS,
The Annenberg Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Private individuals have also contributed to the funding of this
project. The extensive outreach campaign is funded in part by Sign
Language Associates. Outreach partners are the National Association for
the Deaf, Gallaudet University, the National Technical Institute for
the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology, and California State
University-Northridge. As part of the outreach campaign, numerous local
organizations, some in association with their public television
stations, will mount events and discussions exploring the issues raised
in the film.

A comprehensive Web site, found at www.pbs.org <http://www.pbs.org/ ,
accompanies the film. The site includes interviews with the deaf
filmmakers whose work is featured in the documentary, while also
inviting viewers to submit their own stories, photographs, and films.
These will become part of the archival collection of Gallaudet
University. A companion book is being published by Gallaudet University
Press.

annarobinson

I saw this program and it was really good. Very informative stuff; highly recommended.

-Anna

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