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Voices from El-Sayed [2008]
Available digitallyHU_OSA_00003524
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Voices from El-Sayed
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Arabic Hebrew
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English
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Published
Israel : Belfims Israel, 2008.
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DVD-ROM (75 min.)
Contents Summary
El-Sayed, a Bedouin village nestling in the scenic landscape of the Negev Desert, is home to the largest community of deaf people in the world. Here deafness is seen not as a disability but as a natural part of life. The hearing and the deaf coexist easily in this remote society, but when one father, Salim, decides to get a cochlear implant for his son Muhammad, members of the tightly knit community have distinct, strong opinions. For Muhammad, the road to hearing is long, painful, and garbled. His journey is further complicated by the fact that El-Sayed lies outside of Israel’s electricity grid, making it nearly possible for his parents to maintain the implant’s functionality. With appropriately creative use of sound, “Voices from El-Sayed” brings this unique community to life in such a way that we understand how the gift of hearing may feel like the loss of community and identity.
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Verzio Film Festival Submission
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Voices from El-Sayed [2008]
Available digitallyHU_OSA_00003524
MovingImageIconMoving Image
General Information
Director/Creator
General Information
Original Title
Voices from El-Sayed
General Information
Language
Arabic Hebrew
General Information
Language of Subtitles
English
General Information
Published
Israel : Belfims Israel, 2008.
General Information
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (75 min.)
Contents Summary
El-Sayed, a Bedouin village nestling in the scenic landscape of the Negev Desert, is home to the largest community of deaf people in the world. Here deafness is seen not as a disability but as a natural part of life. The hearing and the deaf coexist easily in this remote society, but when one father, Salim, decides to get a cochlear implant for his son Muhammad, members of the tightly knit community have distinct, strong opinions. For Muhammad, the road to hearing is long, painful, and garbled. His journey is further complicated by the fact that El-Sayed lies outside of Israel’s electricity grid, making it nearly possible for his parents to maintain the implant’s functionality. With appropriately creative use of sound, “Voices from El-Sayed” brings this unique community to life in such a way that we understand how the gift of hearing may feel like the loss of community and identity.
Subjects
Bibliographic Information
Note
Verzio Film Festival Submission
Bibliographic Information
Library Special Collection
Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
DVD
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DVD
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OSA Film Library
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OSA Film Library
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Digital Film