@article{1356168,
      note = {Originally released as DVD.},
      author = {Rigolini, Luciano, and Bezzola, Sylvana.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1356168},
      title = {The words of silence [electronic resource] /},
      publisher = {Filmakers Library,},
      abstract = {Meet four extraordinary people who happen to be deaf ; an  award-winning actress, a percussionist, a flamenco dancer  and a mime. These talented performers reveal the unique  landscape of the deaf, where silence is made of colors,  perceptions and vibrations. Sign language and exceptional  visual sensitivity overcome the absence of sound.From the  interviews and performances, one realizes that deafness is  not only a medical diagnosis but a cultural phenomenon as  well. Emmanuelle Laborit, the actress, points out that sign  language uses not only the hands, but also the face, the  body and the surrounding space. She has worked in the  theatre with hearing actors, an experience that enhanced  both her own skills as well as the skills of the hearing  actors. They learned to communicate more with their bodies  and become less dependent on words for expression. Many  hearing people have misconceptions about the deaf.  Emmanuelle concludes "They think the deaf are unhappy but  they're wrong ... we deaf people are chatterboxes and  extremely high spirited. Perhaps because our past was  filled with suffering, we want to forget and live.".},
      recid = {1356168},
      pages = {1 online resource (41 min.)},
      address = {New York, NY :},
      year = {2001},
}