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Voices from El-Sayed

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  • "Snail in the desert"
  • "שבלול במדבר"
  • "Shablul ba-midbar"

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  • "A congenital defect has resulted in the Bedouin town of El-Sayed, located in the Negev Desert of Israel, having the largest percentage of deaf people in the world. The residents, deaf and hearing, have developed their own sign language and do not consider deafness to be a handicap. But the decision by one father to have his son receive a cochlear implant creates a controversy pitting traditional culture against medical advances and personal fulfillment."
  • "Documentary on the Bedouin town of El-Sayed, located in the Negev Desert of Israel. The town contains the largest percentage of deaf people in the world, in which a unique sign language has been developed, making it the most popular language in a rare society that accepts deafness as natural as life itself. El-Sayed is also an example of an "unrecognized village," neglected by the State and deprived of basic amenities such as electricity. The film focuses on Salim, father of the deaf little boy, Muhammad, who has come to the decision to dramatically change his son's fate via a cochlear implant operation. Salim's decision is evoking great conflict and threatening the village's tradition of coexistence between deaf and hearing. The film follows the one year long rehabilitation progress of Muhammad through the point of view of the deaf community of the village. The larger issue of discrimination against disabled people in a modern society is also brought to light by this film."
  • "This unique festival film is a contribution to the debate between those who want to preserve the deaf culture and those who want to give children an opportunity to integrate into the hearing world. It presents this conflict from the perspective of another culture. Because of a congenital predisposition, the Bedouin village of El-Sayed in the middle of the Negev desert has the largest proportion of deaf people in the world. The people of El-Sayed do not consider deafness a handicap. Through generations they have developed a unique sign language, making it the most popular communication method among both the deaf and hearing. The tranquility of the village is interrupted by Salim, father of three-year-old, Muhammad, who decides to have his deaf son receive a cochlear implant, which is offered by the Israeli health system. The film follows the impact of this advanced medical process on a traditional culture, as it gives an intimate portrait of a child's learning to hear."

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  • "Nonfiction films"
  • "Feature films"
  • "Documentary"
  • "Documentary films"

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  • "Voices from El-Sayed"
  • "Voices from El Sayed"

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