VOICES FROM EL SAYED
Director: Oded Adomi Leshem
2008 / Israel / 75 min / Hebrew, Arabic, Sign Language w/English subtitles
Documentary
In the picturesque Israeli Negev desert, the Bedouin village of El-Sayed has the largest percentage of deaf people in the world. Through the generations, a unique sign language has evolved making it the most popular language in this rare society, which accepts deafness as natural as life itself. The village`s tranquility is interrupted by Salim`s decision to change his deaf sons fate and make him a hearing person using the Cochlear Implant Operation.
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