Louder than words The Tribe is a confronting drama about a deaf teenager's brutal initiation into the criminal underworld at a deaf boarding school. The film follows Sergey as he becomes entangled in robberies and the sex trade and eventually falls in love with one of the girls he pimps out. Director Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy cast non-professional deaf actors plucked from "poor and disadvantaged families" in Ukraine's deaf community. Told entirely in Ukranian sign language, which is different to Australian Auslan, Slaboshpytskiy said he wanted to pay homage to silent film. He described The Tribe as "a humanistic story of entering adult life in a cruel world." The Tribe has won more than 25 awards, including last year's grand prize at Cannes Film Festival's Critics' Week. But it has also been criticised by American deaf author Raymond Luczak, who described it as a lurid "exploitation film made by hearing filmmakers". Few movies depict deaf people, though one of the most famous was the 1986 film Children of a Lesser God, which earned deaf actress Marlee Matlin an Oscar. Cinematic choice is also limited for deaf people and many are critical of the Australian cinema captioning service known as CaptiView. Lateline took five deaf people to a screening of The Tribe at the Sydney Film Festival. Here are their reactions. Dylan Hill "It showed real life. It showed that deaf people aren't hopeless and helpless. I think to say it was exploitative is to not allow deaf people to have their agency. It is being a little bit too protective of deaf people." Josh Sealy "I didn't think, 'oh that actor's deaf or that actor's deaf'. I saw them as humans. Violence is a human trait. " Louder than words - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Co... http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-02/the-tribe/6507986 1 sur 3 03/06/15 10:13
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Louder than words
The Tribe is a confronting drama about a deaf teenager'sbrutal initiation into the criminal underworld at a deafboarding school.
The film follows Sergey as he becomes entangled inrobberies and the sex trade and eventually falls in lovewith one of the girls he pimps out.
Director Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy cast non-professionaldeaf actors plucked from "poor and disadvantagedfamilies" in Ukraine's deaf community.
Told entirely in Ukranian sign language, which is differentto Australian Auslan, Slaboshpytskiy said he wanted topay homage to silent film.
He described The Tribe as "a humanistic story of enteringadult life in a cruel world."
The Tribe has won more than 25 awards, including lastyear's grand prize at Cannes Film Festival's Critics' Week.
But it has also been criticised by American deaf authorRaymond Luczak, who described it as a lurid "exploitationfilm made by hearing filmmakers".
Few movies depict deaf people, though one of the mostfamous was the 1986 film Children of a Lesser God, whichearned deaf actress Marlee Matlin an Oscar.
Cinematic choice is also limited for deaf people and manyare critical of the Australian cinema captioning serviceknown as CaptiView.
Lateline took five deaf people to a screening of The Tribeat the Sydney Film Festival.
Here are their reactions.
Dylan Hill
"It showed real life. It showed that deaf people aren'thopeless and helpless. I think to say it wasexploitative is to not allow deaf people to have theiragency. It is being a little bit too protective of deafpeople."
Josh Sealy
"I didn't think, 'oh that actor's deaf or that actor's deaf'.I saw them as humans. Violence is a human trait. "
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Phillip Debs
"It's the first time I've seen a deaf filmwithout a focus on disability ordeafness. Children of a Lesser God isa feel good movie about advocacyfor language, struggling tocommunicate and falling in love withhearing people. In The Tribe,deafness isn't even a thing."
Joanna Agius
"I was amazed to see so many deafpeople. It's so rare to have even asingle deaf character in a movie. Thiswas a real illustration of a deafcommunity as a whole. It was reallyinspiring."
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CREDITS: Digital producer Brigid Andersen; interpreter Rebecca Cramp; The Deaf Society of NSW; Sydney Film Festival;Photos by Jason Om, Brant Cumming and Bonsai Films; Video: Chris Schembri
Marcia Girke-Boyle
"I found this movie easy to access. Itwas told in our way. Hearing peoplesteal our language sometimes. It'sour language,"
Reporter Jason Om gives a hearing person's view
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The Tribe is an unflinching, gritty andintriguing insight into the deaf world.It was like watching a ballet.
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