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The Way We Talk (2024) Movie Review

by RikkiPoynter December 4, 2025
written by RikkiPoynter

The Way We Talk is a 2024 Hong Kong film about three deaf young adults, all with different communication methods. One man (Alan) has a cochlear implant and communicates both …

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Why Deaf Way Film Festival Is so Important to Me as a Deaf Person

by RikkiPoynter November 26, 2025
written by RikkiPoynter

What does it mean to be part of a marginalized group that is rarely seen in the mainstream film industry? How does it feel to be yearning to see someone …

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The Importance of “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore” Documentary as a Deaf Person

by RikkiPoynter September 10, 2025
written by RikkiPoynter

Marlee Matlin’s Not Alone Anymore is a documentary focused on her life, an important project that arose due to mainstream society’s refusal to support or create authentic Deaf stories. This …

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Hush, the Movie That Hearing People Think Is Great Deaf Cinema

by RikkiPoynter June 16, 2025
written by RikkiPoynter

Hush is a 2016 horror movie written and directed by Mike Flanagan and stars his wife, Kate Siegel, who is also a co-writer.  Kate plays a woman named Maddie Young, …

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Deaf President Now! Documentary Review

by RikkiPoynter June 6, 2025
written by RikkiPoynter

Deaf President Now! is a new documentary on Apple+ TV, directed by Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim.  The documentary showcases what happened in the true events of the civil rights …

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The “Code of Silence” and the “Expert Deaf Lip Reader” Stereotype

by RikkiPoynter April 7, 2025
written by RikkiPoynter

Code of Silence is England’s newest up-and-coming crime drama starring Rose Ayling-Ellis, who you might recognize as the first deaf contestant in BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. The synopsis is described …

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Good American Family, Where the Disabled Child Is Framed As the Villain.

by RikkiPoynter March 17, 2025
written by RikkiPoynter

Good American Family is an upcoming Hulu miniseries about the true story of Natalia Grace, a little girl from Ukraine who has spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita, a rare form of dwarfism, …

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Tracker’s Bobby Exley Being an Ordinary Disabled Person Is Appreciated

by RikkiPoynter February 26, 2025
written by RikkiPoynter

Tracker is an action-drama show based on the novel The Never Game by Jeffrey Deaver and currently airing its second season. It stars Justin Hartley, who you may know as …

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The Deaf Community Shouldn’t Feel Forced To Only Make Their Own Media

by RikkiPoynter February 18, 2025
written by RikkiPoynter

Image Description: Gradient blue background. Text says, “It’s important for the Deaf community to make their own media… but we shouldn’t feel forced to do only that.” Images of 9 …

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Nondisabled People Should Not Lead Discussions on Ableism

by Editor June 12, 2024
written by Editor

No, nondisabled people, you should not be leading the discussion about whether something in the theatre is ableist or not. FULL STOP. I have a pet peeve. It’s one I’ve …

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