Documentaries

James Castle – The Silent Way

2021

Born profoundly deaf in Idaho, James Castle created art with soot, spit, and found cardboard. Despite abuses at school forbidding sign language, his work now hangs in major museums worldwide. Filmmaker Brigitte Lemaine, raised in sign language, explores his legacy, meeting family and experts to reveal how Deaf Culture shaped his vision and shows that Deafness is a unique way of seeing the world.

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Episodes
1 x 82'
Original language
English
Subtitles
French
Format
HD, 4K
Available rights
World
Producers
FotoFilmÉcrit persiste et signe
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