A very Kafkaesque nightmarish breakdown of what it means to be a person identifying as Deaf in a hearing world, where they're subjected to the illusion of free will and choice. As a deaf, BSL using person who, a few years ago, chose to start wearing a cochlear implant, this has had a tremendous impact on me. I wholeheartedly agree with the message that one should not let the mainstream define who they are, nor should our heritage as a minority culture be removed, especially in a manner reminiscent of ethnic cleansing with a political basis behind it. Just like how Orwell portrayed the conflicts between Eastasia and Eurasia fluctuating, but changing the language so that the brainwashed masses genuinely believe the bull being fed to them, these deaf people in the film (aside from Arron) blindly follow propaganda leaving the pockets of resistance isolated and manageable.

Oh... THE BEST!

The end ... deaf cultur and sing language:(

Best regards.

Although I'm classed as hearing I have been slowly loosing my hearing acuity for number of years and I'm always looking for ways to improve communication.

I am very familiar with the profound feeling of isolation that a person with a non visible disability experiences as I am moderate to severely dyslexic. In today's terms I would now be classed as having ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). Because of this my view of the world around me is profoundly different form the so called norm. In the schools I attended there was no support for my learning difficulties and I had very strong feelings of isolation and because no one knew what to do at that time there was limited support within my "normal" family. So when I looked at this film it struck me as being particularly narrow because the emphasis was toward, as the film stated, a cure for deafness. There seemed to be little consideration of how the deaf community and deaf individuals communicate and view themselves. Perhaps rather than attempting to isolate or "cure" the deaf community everyone would benefit from learning to sign (ASL). There are many situations in this world where the ability to sign would benefit all members of society.

The numbers game being played throughout the film seemed designed to support the premise that deafness was something that needed to be cured and therefore was justification to further reduce specialized support and schooling facilities. Throughout the file the people making the decisions showed little compassion or understanding toward the deaf community. This lack of compassion and understanding gives a very unbalanced view of the deaf community and how education and support would benefit everyone. The deaf community does not benefit from this kind of unnecessary pressure.

WOW, IT TOUCH MY HEART AND I COME FROM FOUR GENERATIONS DEAF FAMILIES AS MY CHILDREN ARE HEARING.. IT BOTHER ME AT FIRST BUT I LOVE THEM SO MUCH AND THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE ARE SIGN LANGUAGE. MY SISTER SUZI HAS DEAF CHILDREN AND GRANDKIDS SO MAKE TO 6TH GENERATION DEAF FAMILIES. MANY THANKS FOR SHARING THIS VIDEO! ;)

I can't anymore watch this vidéo, i don't understand why?
Before, on the old site, i was able to watch it, but now no on the new site?
I'm sad because this film is very good, i d like to show it to my friends hearing

PS: sorry for my bad english, i'm in the french.

Thought provoking film great for debates in BSL classes from level 3 upwards. Made me think BSL is a great language whether for Deaf or hearing. Great acting throughout, nice to see the young ones too.

HI there, this is Ted, I wrote and directed The End. Thanks for all the comments, it's really cool to see people still talking about the film.

To the chap or madam who posted the comment below about Arron at the end of the film - I just wanted to clarify that he did not regret turning away the treatment - he lived on, proud of his culture and who he was. His final words in the film was to say to the world 'I'm a deaf' as if to say, 'that's who I am'. However he was regretful that the treatment, changing of the times and perhaps his anger and determination cost him some friends and people he loved. Sophia was the biggest regret of his life, they wanted to be together but Sophia did not want to fight, what she thought was, the inevitable. She wanted a different life and that was why they didn't stay together, they became different people.

So in essence I wouldn't say the ending is bias in that respect, the story still delivers a diverse perspective, shows different choices and after all it is a fictional story.

Thanks again for posting a comment.

Regards

Ted

i watched the film , the end today tues 15 jan 13. i am a stage two bsl, signer... a little bit out of practice . but i thought that your film was just the only film i have ever seen that was really really good. just brought home all there is to know and understand about deaf people and deaf culture that hearing people will never understand. i thought it was just brilliant. thanks for making the film. e harman (ted)
i apologise if i have'nt made myself clear enough. but i think you get the point....... ted

Fantastic film, very thought provoking. Thank you.

WOW. brought a tear to my eye

SOO beautiful show I feel proud of u!!

Wow! this film are powerful!!

powerful

Thank you for sharing this video... It' worth 23:48 minutes.. That is what I am thinking about situation and good future for them, but sad Deaf "GONE"