Zoom 2011: Five Needles
A drama: the plight of Deaf Jewish women in a Nazi sewing factory
Short drama based on true events, about Deaf Jewish women who were kept in Nazi sewing factories during the Second World War. The women have five needles every day to sew with. In order to survive, they must keep them all intact, and avoid breaking all five. Can they maintain their concentration? Starring Deaf actors Fifi Garfield and Jean St Clair, Five Needles is the debut short film from Deaf filmmaker Julian Peedle Calloo, and was made as part of the BSLBT’s Zoom filmmaking scheme.
Winner of Youth Prize at European Film Festival (2012); Best Drama at Toronto Deaf Film Festival (2013)
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What you thought about Zoom 2011: Five Needles...
very helpfull in my learning of bsl
I think this was a model of the way BSL drama should be evolving.
powerfully shown - subtle
" The Five Needles " But I live in USA..How can I watch it.. What is zoom 2011??
Thank you Jean
Thank you for showing this to us
Bravo to actress! They are fabulous!
God bless those ladies who were gone...
Even, I am not jewish but Christian. I know lot of inside of Hitler's circle who believe cults some kind. And disobey God's orders.
of course, went to the United States Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC.. could not control my tears and hold breath. after, I was thinking WHY ??? until end of exbits of this Museum,,, that last wall said " HATE " that is what Hilter looking find a way to excuse to accuse that " Cause of Problems ,,,, In reality was pure Evil !
I also remembered watching a deaf woman in Los Angeles, California who told about her experience through the Holocaust, including the same situation with the limited numbers of needles. This deaf woman who told us the story now is deceased but her story can be found in the http://jdcc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=928:surviving-the-holocaust&catid=328:feature-article
Thanks!
Stories like this one made me and my close friends appreciate what the Holocaust survivors went thru then. I know, at this time, of one deaf survivor who will be 93 yrs old and has told me her story of her escape from Germany. We will be celebrating her birthday this weekend! She and her sister had very close calls until they were able to leave the country.
Another Holocaust survivor told us his story about his time in those camps and helping to save a torah... That torah turned up much later in our temple! It was amazing to discover that he recognized that being the one he helped to save!!!!!!!
Fascinating stories... like these are to be treasured!