Brilliant film 

congratulations Simon Herdman on your film You,Me which I have just watched and enjoyed. Those days in the Video Studio at NCSD seem a long time ago though still remembered.
Keep up the good work.

BEAUTIFUL FILM,  TRUE WORLD. THANK YOU TO MAKE THIS MOVIE. VERY EMOTIONAL.

I am hearing and learning sign language. I watched you,me and I cried lots, I felt very emotional  after. Very well made, thank you. 

very moving drama, well done little Sophie! 

Lovely story . I'm happy tears for little girl's come true

love see

This is amazing, I would love to get more info, is it possible to study online, Im currently an interpreter & assesser. Im conversant with ASL & my country sign language not british

I am hearing, currently near the end of my bsl level 3. This film highlights beautifully the battle deaf people have in order to keep their culture, community and deaf identify alive. I hope in the near future that we finally get it education right, not just for the deaf children but for all!

Excellently written and a film products about educations that Deaf people used to suffer in the past. The little girl was inspired by the actress and it reminded me of an American called Marlee Matlin. I Hope the girl will grown up become a famous. well done.

I like this

my daughter is deaf we are hearing leaning BSL i am fighting to find a deaf school that is not oral for her to go to as she wants to be with signing people this is at three years old and we are in dorset an oral based county. not even hearing support areas within a hearing school. please can we not push for all schools to be taught BSL as a manditiory subject as then hearing children and adults within ten years will have learnt enough BSL to be bilingual as we are having to force our children to be. we should make every hearing child learn bsl to educate their parents and society. we will be much better off then. please think how we can make this a reality. they are not allowing us to keep our deaf schools so lets change the hearing schools

I saw this film for the first time at the BSL Zone event in Newcastle on 2-May-13, It was so moving. This short film stands on it's own and wouldn't be out of place on the BBC.

If one of the major networks doesn"t air this to the masses then something is wrong somewhere. I can feel a slot for it in the BBC 2013 Christmas schedule.

Fantastic short film - thank you for making it.

I cried too (and also while at work!) Fantastic film; it should be on prime time tv - especially the bit where "Sophie" meets Father Christmas. All too familiar; all too sad. Excellent film on every level. Thank you! (And well done all involved; you were brilliant).

Beautiful, moving film. Naomi is absolutely incredible, a natural actress at only four! And the teacher and parents were great, too. Only thing is, the hearing headteacher was portrayed as a 100% bad/weak man... Maybe it wasn't his decision to close the school but he was the one who had to deliver the bad news? Bit strange too that he had a job in a Deaf school but didn't know any BSL at all... I hope it isn't really like this? Still, a lovely, thought-provoking film that had me reaching for the tissues!

As a guidance counselor in a middle school, I saw first-hand how isolating and difficult it can be for a deaf student in a hearing community. Once she left our school for a mainstream school with a Deaf program and stopped trying to hear and became fluent in sign, her happiness was unmistakable. It was hard for the school system and her parents to accept that she had a place in the Deaf world, not the exclusively hearing world. I only wish that she had gone to a Deaf school first and came into the hearing school later.

It really nice and good all is done
so well done
from Ayten Turkmen

A great short film, nearly cried (while at work!).
Expresses superbly the issues of BSL education, Deaf schools and children's isolation.
Naomi is brilliant actress for one so young.

well done to people who make this movie and brilliant actors. Beautiful deaf story and my throat got lump and cried. we have same problem with your here australia. all deaf children go to mainstream with an interpreter, all i want is deaf school back!!

I believe deaf children should staying a place. Pray for you to keep opening at British Deaf School :)

When I received email about Zoom Focus: You,Me BSL Zone from my friend, I watched it Poor cute British little deaf girl was unhappy about her old school to plan closing of budget also she felt frustrated about hearing Santa Claus speaking to her without sign hands my heart goes out to her and others. I am American citizen in my all life I support BSL people have right to struggle over to keep deaf school opening!! LORD BLESS BRITISH DEAF/ HARDING HEARING PEOPLE! ALSO BLIND DEAF, TOO! Please do not give up about it, keep fighting against Closing British deaf school! Smile, Donna K.

This film You,Me does reminded me from another film 'The End' by Ted Evans. Very clearly same issue and same all over again- deaf school shut down, lonely, deaf kids, ending deaf community, etc. Again- the SAME ACTOR from (The End) who played this deaf teacher in this film. Good concept of Father Christmas there though which is very sweet. The rest is the same issue again from 'The End' film.

I really like it I was watched from US. I know some BSL now. Beautiful story. Beautiful girl. Great job. We had same problem like yours. From US.

Hello. I am happy with your video and is true for Deaf. Should all friends Deaf are going to School Special for Deaf. My children are Deaf and are learning in Bolton. Goverment not shoulds close all School for Deaf. Is bad now. I am sad for video and beautiful girl. Thanks

A brilliantly acted, shot, written, directed and produced piece of work.
Well constructed story and beautifully visual. The shots are wonderfully composed and very well edited. Very emotive art.

Well done!!