Special Philadelphia Screening of New Documentary Film

Special Philadelphia Screening of New Documentary Film

'THROUGH DEAF EYES' ON FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2007, 7:00 - 8:30 PM

PHILADELPHIA, March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A just completed documentary film which traces 200 years of the history of Deaf Americans will be shown on Friday, March 16, 2007 at 7:00 pm in the Montgomery Auditorium of the Free Library of Philadelphia, 19th and Vine Streets. This event is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

"Through Deaf Eyes" presents the shared experiences of American history -- family life, education, work and community connections -- from the perspective of Deaf citizens. Interviews with community leaders, historians and Deaf Americans with diverse views on language use, technology and identity are included. Bringing a Deaf cinematic lens to the film are six artistic works by Deaf media artists and filmmakers. The film is full of surprises such as a Deaf rock band and shares actual historic footage about little known Deaf stories including attempts to "cure" deafness through religious healings, diving airplane rides, electrical impulses, and even meeting a baseball hero.

Attending the preview which is sponsored by The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf (PSD) and available for questions afterwards will be Dr. Robert R. Davila, President of Gallaudet University; Dr. Harry Lang of Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf; and Lawrence Hott, Film Producer, Florentine Films.

Major funding for the documentary was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS, The AnnenbergFoundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding was provided by Sign Language Associates and Richard and Gail Elden.

The film will air on PBS locally (Channel 12) on Wednesday, March 21 at 9 pm.

For more information contact PSD at 215-951-4777 (v/tty) or info@psd.org.

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CONTACT: PA School for the Deaf, +1-215-951-4777 (v/tty), info@psd.org

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