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Voices from El-Sayed / First Hand Films ; produced for the Second Authority for Television & Radio ; Jerusalem Cinematheque, Israel Film Archive ; Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, the Israel Film Council ; produced by Belfilms ; a film by Oded Adomi Leshem ; producers, Itay Ken Tor, Liran Atzmor.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Arabic
- English
- Hebrew
- Sign languages
- Subjects (All):
- Deaf people--Israel--Negev--Social conditions.
- Deaf people.
- Bedouins--Israel--Negev--Social conditions.
- Bedouins.
- Sign language.
- Discrimination against people with disabilities--Israel--Negev.
- Discrimination against people with disabilities.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Feature films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (74 min.)) : sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- [Zürich, Switzerland] : First Hand Films, [2008]
- Language Note:
- In Arabic, sign language, and Hebrew with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- System requirements: An Internet browser with HTML5 support.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- Documentary on the Bedouin town of El-Sayed, located in the Negev Desert of Israel. The town contains the largest percentage of deaf people in the world, in which a unique sign language has been developed, making it the most popular language in a rare society that accepts deafness as natural as life itself. El-Sayed is also an example of an "unrecognized village," neglected by the State and deprived of basic amenities such as electricity. The film focuses on Salim, father of the deaf little boy, Muhammad, who has come to the decision to dramatically change his son's fate via a cochlear implant operation. Salim's decision is evoking great conflict and threatening the village's tradition of coexistence between deaf and hearing. The film follows the one year long rehabilitation progress of Muhammad through the point of view of the deaf community of the village. The larger issue of discrimination against disabled people in a modern society is also brought to light by this film.
- Credits:
- Cinematographers, Daniel Kedem, Ruayda el-Sayed, Oded Adomi Leshem ; editor, Aya Somech.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed April 3, 2023).
- Publisher Number:
- fh-vfes Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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