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10 Cool Things About The Blockbuster “A Quiet Place”

Deaf Niche — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 01:42:19 +0000

The horror movie A Quiet Place is already a major success at the theaters and became the second top box office hit this year after Black Panther! The addition of a deaf character adds another layer of horror and makes effective use of American Sign Language as a plot/coping device, making A Quiet Place one of this year’s […]

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List of Academy Award Films With Sign Language In History of Oscars

Deaf Niche — Sun, 04 Mar 2018 21:19:28 +0000

At this year’s Academy Awards, the dreamy film The Shape of Water with its 13 nominations has the highest number of nominations that any film with sign language has had in the history of the Academy! There have been winners and nominations with deaf characters and sign language since the Academy was established in 1928, only […]

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Hollywood’s Latest Love Story Is About Sign Language Users

Deaf Niche — Sun, 26 Nov 2017 01:16:02 +0000

December 7, 2017—Guillermo Del Toro’s latest fairy tale love story The Shape of Water will be released in theaters across the nation. The film takes place in Baltimore, Maryland during the 1960s Cold War and centers around a mute janitor who works at a high-security laboratory within the government. She uses sign language for communication […]

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Did You Know This About the Upcoming Movie “The Rampage” With Dwayne Johnson?

Deaf Niche — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 23:31:39 +0000

Remember that arcade classic from 1986 The Rampage? The game allows up to 3 players to play at the same time as the classic monsters: King Kong, Godzilla, and Werewolf. Together the three go on rampage and destroy the city to advance levels. It’s been made into a movie with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson! But […]

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Did You Know These Horror Movies Have Deaf Characters?

Katie Dicus — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 01:02:01 +0000

Halloween is right around the corner! Among the plethora of thrillers, horrors, and suspenseful action films there are a few that feature deaf characters-we’ve scouted them out and listed them by their average score from critics. Here is a list of the films from lowest to highest review scores-all scores are taken from IMDB and […]

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María Siebald: The Chilean actress who is bringing music to deaf people

Deaf Niche — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 11:30:52 +0000

How can music be transmitted to deaf people? Have you ever imagined a music video clip that deaf community could understand and enjoy? Now this is possible thanks to María Siebald, a Chilean actress and musician whose main goal is to make music video clips for the deaf community. She was born in 1980, and […]

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