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[@mistfall1951]

Nice introduction to deaf culture. the female protagonist would be classified as a soda(when her brother who is deaf becomes an adult-Sibling Of Deaf Adult) The first interpreter portrayed was not a good one (a good interpreter can abbreviate the teachers oral talking, and is never involved like that one telling the teacher to slow down, It is the deaf students responsibility to speak up. Just pointing out some reactions I have with your nice, well done video.

[@darksparklefilms8956]

Some deaf people experience bad interpreters like him which is unfortunate. You are right about how good interpreters should be. Unfortunately some of deaf people don't always have a good interpreter. At least we can report if that happens. That's why we kept the bad interpreter in the film to show that even we struggle due to bad interpreters

[@skydonn2456]

@@darksparklefilms8956 Your reasoning makes perfect sense.

[@HappywifeTaylor]

That was wonderful. I'm starting my interpreter program in a few days and I'm very excited to learn more ASL.

[@darksparklefilms8956]

How exciting! Wish you a good luck in interpreting program! :)

[@emmerson_4004]

Eyy welcome to tha club future interpreter!! 😁

[@kefler187]

First I'd like to say that this short film was down right awesome sauce

[@aslkidsclub]

This comment is from a year ago I know... but I have to set things straight ( I am a real-life Educational Interpreter) the Interpreter that was portrayed in this movie was most defiantly acting in an unprofessional manner... For one I would not have to ask the teacher to slow down ( it's the approach of how you deliver the message as an Interpreter). Secondly, the Interpreter should speak to the teacher after class. Never interrupt the teacher in the middle of class. Next, speak to the teacher after class and discuss ways to help accommodate the Deaf student. You may as an Interpreter also encourage the Deaf student to approach the teacher with the Interpreter to speak of an approach that is more accommodating for a Deaf student.

[@tq7013]

And then it turns out to be a beats commercial “Listen to the vibrations of music now!”

[@marshallharris3872]

This is awesome though I love it. Great job!!

[@rebeccapalmer3070]

Way to go Tyler and Emily!! 👍🏼😁

[@luzcrucen8005]

Im not deaf but i feel So much love por deaf people, i want to learn sign language

[@emmerson_4004]

If you'd really like to learn ASL, I can help you up with that, first learn the alphabet, and little simple phrases (You can find that anywhere on yt). Then u can follow lessons 😊 Im watching: Bill, asl. Best to start with 01, He's a proffesional teacher.

[@mariarubim]

Same!!!

[@febrinaangreta1726]

luz crucen Why Deaf Can't be spoken just like us Speaking Normally?

[@shawannalewis8875]

I love this! I am hearing but I love learning sign.

[@kayequinn7146]

I'm just learning to sign...found this video & it brought tears to my eye. Beuatuful little story. Wish me luck...starting one on one lessons next week. I'm excited😝

[@darksparklefilms8956]

Good luck! I'm sure you will do great! Glad you enjoyed watching the film

[@bakuryushinoda8719]

i always ended up in self studying because i cant understand what prof saying it sounds like echo in a microphone. When using headphones its like the voice was coming from under.

[@sefan1317]

That was insanely good! You've got some real talent!

[@darksparklefilms8956]

Jayvon McComb thank you! It was a hard 4 shooting days but worth it!

[@duke6726]

Beautiful...I'm crying.

[@davidbarker5957]

I cried! Such a good movie! Thanks. I felt each person.

[@richtxn47]

The older James has a strong resemblance to Johnny Manziel (Canadian football player).

[@jensmeier2810]

Beautiful wow

[@billybrand]

I wish I could sign? I can read lips so likewise I when I communicate with a hearing impaired person I articulate so my lips can be read also.

[@darksparklefilms8956]

billybrantd there are many ways you can learn to sign! There's an ASL dictionary online, KZbin tutorials, and even colleges have ASL classes!

[@vincentbain1392]

If that were true, then learn it.

[@billybrand]

Vincent Bain I just ordered a book and video set which hopefully will arrive soon. I'm really excited. Now to find someone to practice with.

[@rylprd]

The app "MeetUp" has been helpful to me for finding a local group. There's one here (San Francisco) that meets twice a month and all the people are really nice (and I'm loving how much all the Deaf people don't care about my awkward autistic things I do). :)

[@darksparklefilms8956]

That's wonderful to know! :)

[@carellawamemedupe9251]

i like the track at the end of the video. whats the link or name of it....Wonderful and insightful video...love to all the Deafs and though you guys face many challenges , i love the fact that most time you defeat and conquer them.

[@allisonpeace]

Thank goodness, I went to Deaf School of Mainstream!

[@estxd6764]

This video made my heart melts

[@darksparklefilms8956]

Esther Damiano I'm happy you enjoyed it!

[@trevorzzealley2670]

Deafness & profound hearing impairment can be a lonely thing to have . It leads to isolation which can lead to deep thinking . So as to try & make any communication count & not be wasted. I feel you have achieved this by your short film . So I believe there is some sort of weird balance made . I enjoyed the film , thank you .

[@trevorzzealley2670]

@Lisa Godin ,Thank you for your reply . You do show great understanding with what`s going on around you . Yes it is a visual world , I try to get people to speak to my eyes, many still don`t, even audiologists as they type at their computer still speaking . However I asked for a printout of my own audiogram. Using this & watching some of Dr Ted Venema talks on youtube I gained a far greater understanding of how hearing & speech works . Like you I`ve had my share of problems with hearing aids , I do believe they can be improved with technology & patience.If you like you can reply by email . [e-mail]. All the best Lisa

[@adriansalas9169]

That was an awful interpreter. What he did in the beginning was unprofessional and would not be tolerated in actuality. As an interpreter you are allowed to ask the instructor to repeat something or speak slower if at all possible but the way he got involved was extremely inappropriate.

[@Jaydon05]

Adrian you'r right it was unprofessional! I still have my hearing but half of my family is deaf. i learned sign language when i was 7 years old. That interpreter should learn some social skills!

[@locojazz5770]

Honestly, sometimes my Interpter has to interfere because professors don’t know what it’s like to have a Deaf student in class so they keep talking like a car without breaks.

[@amberbanks]

Speaking for hearing people, that professor needed it. It may be unprofessional towards the interpreter but as a hearing person I would have took away his job. He was ignorant. Teachers in college should be taught about how to help with deaf people. Just because he can hear doesn't mean he had to be ugly and disrespectful

[@xxpowwowbluexx]

The interpreter was unqualified for the assignment. The instructor wasn’t speaking too fast. But even if he missed some info and needed to ask him to repeat it, he should have handled it differently and not been confrontational. That was very unprofessional, and you can see how embarrassed the student felt because of it. (Speaking as an interpreter.) It‘s a scene in a film that’s telling a story, but in real life that wouldn’t be appropriate at all. Unfortunately, though, some interpreters may behave that way. :(

[@mr.wayneshortsingles2447]

I loved it! I wish this had more views though. The ending song is so beautiful. Maybe you could add the lyrics so that deaf people can read them ;) Anyway. Great job!

[@darksparklefilms8956]

Aww thank you! Great idea! I'll see if we can do that :)

[@mr.wayneshortsingles2447]

Thank you for taking the time! If you're willing to add full subs I could translate to Portuguese for you ;)

[@monoham1]

1:20 skyrim npc dialogue 3 6:05 it went from nightmare to white picket fence in 20s flat xD

[@lazygizmo]

Deaferent HAA hahahaha! that killed me for some reason.

[@christopherjames375]

I no some guys who vandalised a deaf school as teenagers . Throwing paint every where and smashing up the computers . May they burn in he'll .

[@yzetanne1632]

❤❤

[@jaime8286]

I liked the film but there was bits missing like Deaf culture, Deaf values and behaviors. I think James jumped ahead but wouldn't the fact they didn't share Deaf experiences... therefore she didn't lie.... i would rather it been more about his difficult time having access within school and public places vs Deaf community.

[@shalacarter6658]

This was good. I would have preferred if they used ASL instead of SEE. But, it was a nice story. Good job!

[@darksparklefilms8956]

This is actually PSE sign language. PSE is Pidgin Signed English (PSE), which is a combination of American Sign Language (ASL) and English :) glad you enjoyed the film!

[@nathanjoerndt8804]

excuse me but what do you mean by SEE?

[@citrusella-nomorecraptions]

SEE usually refers to what used to be called SEE2, Signing Exact English. It's a specific type of manually coded English that uses some signs from ASL but also a lot of initialization and new signs for things that don't exist the same way in ASL, like "ing" endings or what-have-you. PSE is typically ASL signs but English syntax/grammar/order.

[@nathanjoerndt8804]

Very interesting! never heard of it before! i learn something new every day!

[@Dacuteone08]

PSE is what most deaf people use :) I'm glad you used it! Great film Darksparkle Films!

[@guccipoptart670]

4:53 top 10 anime betrayals.

[@nz3Dmodels]

I am trying to learn NZSL (New Zealand Sign Language). And to be honest wish I could meet a deaf girlfriend, for life! =)

[@luisbetancourth7396]

Yeah i was met some people have deaf.

[@lindadelrio4546]

Yes .. my deaf meeting at Milo ventimiglia hearing good action fun ?? My story time 3 ?

[@Tachunda]

Wonderful

[@nagiasrkzia7109]

👋 Confused 🤷‍♀️ 😲

[@noesamahipus4029]

God bless guysss

[@camialonso5146]

Hey I loved your short film and I really am interested in the deaf community so I was wondering if you know anything about it or why did it interest you to make such a great film about such topic

[@darksparklefilms8956]

I'm glad you love my short film! I am born Deaf and grew up in mainstream then later on I learned about my community when I went into college. It's part of who I am and I like to share this film to express about how a lot of deaf people like me feels that way where they go to mainstream school and is the "only" deaf kid.

[@camialonso5146]

Wow! That is very interesting and amazing. I am glad to know that you want to bring awareness to the Deaf community. If it is okay with you, I would like to have your email to be able to talk about how you grew up and the struggles that you doing so as well as what you would have liked to know and change when you were growing up. Thank you!

[@darksparklefilms8956]

Of course! You may email using [e-mail] :)

[@keithwebb9005]

I am half deaf It takes me longer to process words in my brain.When someone tells me something and there is background noise going on.I would like to learn how to read lips.

[@GaryMorin]

Gwen didn't look like she's really Deaf - is she or is she a hearing actress?

[@darksparklefilms8956]

She is a hearing actress. The only actors that are Deaf are James and Gwen's younger brother. Gwen is a hearing person who wants to be an interpreter because of her Deaf younger brother but James assumed that Gwen is Deaf until at the end when he found out that she isn't. He has never met deaf people before so that's why he assumed that Gwen is.

[@Dacuteone08]

I knew Gwen wasn't deaf by the speed of her signing. But not everyone catches that. You did a great job! I'm hearing, but I teach sign language. It's my second language.

[@mistfall1951]

@@darksparklefilms8956 Umm, there was a guy sitting behind James that gestured to him as they were viewing the arguement between the interpreter and the teacher. Was he supposed to be deaf?

[@darksparklefilms8956]

@@mistfall1951 no that character is hearing who were kinda making fun of James

[@karenschmidtke8129]

If you know DEAF culture then Gwen was clearly NOT deaf from the beginning. I think it was obvious. Since you know so many deaf why not find a deaf actor? Or did that mess up your whole point? Overall interesting. I was super surprised to see so many have viewed this film but not many comments. Great conversation starter into Deaf Culture.

[@lindadelrio4546]

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[@celestegarvey-petsch8303]

Am sorry deaf have to put up with shoddy interpreters. The interpreter was not professional, out of role, arguing with the lecturer during class.If interpret for a lecture needs to be able to keep up, is dressed not appropriate ( should have a shirt to contrast with skin color for him a dark colored shirt ).

[@charliefrazier5746]

Hey Emily, is your little brother the boy at the end of the film, "the other James"?

[@darksparklefilms8956]

Charlie Frazier Yes 😊

[@billybrand]

He's doing a great job! Maybe he will be an actor in hit movies someday.👍

[@stephaniejuarez2479]

I was wondering why I understood the sign language better than I usually do and then I realized it’s PSE not ASL.

[@Sophie-ks3lu]

what is PSE?

[@saywhat4880]

You should go watch my video on being hearing impaired

[@dianecary-thomsonc8381]

The daily moth

[@user-tb4el1sr1q]

If I'm deaf I can listen to music deaferently

[@guntadakdaudi2781]

IT WAS A VERY COOL SCENE SHOWIN SIGN LANO U AGE COULD IT BE BIT SLOWER IF ANY BODY ELSE COULD LEARN THIS SIGN LANGUAGE FROM THESE VIDEOS IT WOULD BE WOW!

[@lindadelrio4546]

I don't lied .. myself will visiting date Milo ventimiglia smile .

[@harmonymorse704]

Would’ve been better if they had native signers, but great video!

[@harmonymorse704]

Nevermind, they’re native 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@saltidalty7501]

Kids got rizz

[@christopherjames375]

She should not of built up his hopes then deceived him . Very heartless and cruel .

[@rebeccaflowers1985]

Deaf have hard life. Communicating is hurting for deaf. Hearing dont understand deaf is. Deaf need you to learn ASL that way deaf and hearing don't seperated. They should stay together at elementary hearing and deaf can grow up both able to communicate with hand signs for future. I wish education system need change for stop barrier communication not seperated.

[@jillianclark6532]

Wlllllianm

[@jessieescobar2057]

She was mean not good to do she trick Deaf man - my sister Deaf so i do not think she was right all she should have done was introduced her self and be friends

[@aspenm5253]

Um, it doesn't look, from their signing ability, that some of the actors are Deaf? Why are you hiring hearing actors to play Deaf people?

[@darksparklefilms8956]

The only Deaf characters are James and the younger James (brother). Those actors are Deaf in real life. The rest of characters are hearing.

[@marshallharris3872]

The unqualified interpreter annoys me. Common in the profession interpreters taking work they aren’t ready for.

[@christopherjames375]

Some deaf women are hot as u like .

[@roxanaduval6650]

Are any of the people in this video actually deaf? Their signing is so slow and sloppy…And the interpreter was also a bad signer…and inappropriate/unethical…not his job to correct the teacher…

[@adolflenin4973]

I PREFER BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE