Sign Languages Movies

Documentary telling the extraordinary story of Koko, the only 'talking' gorilla in the world, and her lifelong relationship with Penny Patterson....

Three different storylines are skillfully woven together offering three unique perspectives on the Deaf experience: a young Deaf woman struggles to...

During the end of the world, two best friends walk around their city, talking about their sex lives, and one of them reveals they are still a virgin.

The filmmaker, a Deaf Muslim woman, recounts the communication barriers she faced while giving birth to her second child in a hospital during the...

Despite their differences, an aspiring architect falls for her deaf neighbor, who teaches her basic sign language.

A deaf single dad's life with his daughter changes when she becomes a hip-hop star. Meanwhile, another father faces ongoing challenges communicating...

As an important pioneer in the movement for Deaf rights in France, Jacques Sangla was responsible for ushering in a new era of access for the French...

This powerful narrative drama centers on Patrick, a Deaf man who has been incarcerated in a psychiatric hospital for 36 years after being wrongly...

A spate of robberies in Southern California schools had an oddly specific target: tubas. In this work of creative nonfiction, d/Deaf first-time...

A couple whose son had been institutionalized for three years are shocked to discover that the diagnosis was wrong, and that their son is, in fact,...

Allie is a doting single mother to her fun-loving deaf son Finn – but between a busy work schedule and taking care of her child, love is low on...

A child learns sign language in hopes of making a new friend.

After the death of his fiancée's daughter while in his care, a deaf man shuts himself off from the world. Haunted by memories, it is only...

When a long-distance relationship is put to the test, cracks begin to show. This thought-provoking short explores the complexities of toxic...

The profound story of Lucy Temerlin, a female chimpanzee raised as human from birth in a domestic environment, and Janis Carter, the woman who took...

A fairy tale about ghosts who have lost their home and are looking for a new one. When they finally find a dilapidated house they like, a young...

Middle aged sisters Mimi and Martha still live together. In fact, Martha still cooks, cleans and oversees Mimi’s life, afraid that her deaf...

Set in 1986, this riveting drama centers on Jeremih, a Deaf black painter who must navigate a tense racially charged confrontation with police on the...

Well-known philanthropist and deaf-mute John G. Harrison is identified leaving the scene of several murders but evades successful prosecution as...

A theology student finds himself turning into a vampire and hunting other students for their blood.