[Audio: English; Captions: none]
There are no captions on this trailer, but none are needed (there’s some description of the audio below) — it’s very clear what is going on. This is a trailer for a longer movie (8 minutes or so) that is being shown in various venues (and until then, isn’t being released in its entirety on the internet — doing that would disqualify it from some film festivals and screenings that it is currently entered in).
I think it will be interesting to watch when it is more widely released — or if you are attending one of the festivals it is in, to watch it. It’s not so much about being deaf, I think, but about reacting to isolation and the wish to control one’s own circumstances. It also speaks to the essential truth that confronting things about oneself can create irrevocable change. (I am reminded of a classic koan: “If you see the Buddha, kill him.”) The subject matter & cinemetography work together very well for this film and the ending can be interpreted a number of different ways (I’m still chewing on it). I should probably try to listen to the audio and see if added background noises give it a different dimension — for example is there a tone to the lion’s roar that gives more of a clue to its state of mind? When it is published in full later on, I’ll post it up here.
From the trailer:
Via fydeafies@tumblr; captions/description from surelock@tumblr:
Two years later:
I really want to see this. I hope you’ll post the whole thing, if it’s ever available…..