Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

  • Overview
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 11, 1992

Runtime

0h 22m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Production Companies

Frameline

Director

Richard Kwietniowski

Description

Six deaf performers-three women, three men- are brought together to devise staged pieces based on their experience of gay and deaf cultures intersecting, and the highly politicized nature of both in Britain. The result is a diverse, assertive collage, ranging from advice on how to seduce a librarian( in silence, of course), to the importance of short hair in visibly proclaiming your lesbianism and deafness: plus an essential beginner's guide to sexual signing. Shot entirely in British Sign Language with subtitles for the hearing.