"[1] Miriam Nathan Lerner, writing in M/C Journal: A Journal of Media and Cultures, said that films featuring deaf and hard of hearing characters rarely focus on deafness itself but rather use it to advance the story or to help understand hearing characters.
She said, "Films shape and reflect cultural attitudes and can serve as a potent force in influencing the attitudes and assumptions of those members of the hearing world who have had few, if any, encounters with deaf people."
Brazilian short drama film written and directed by Caroline Cavalcanti, tells the story of Bel and Juliano, two teenagers living in the suburbs of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.
Bel, who is turning 18, is deaf and faces the challenges of communication by sign language.
[52] These films feature characters who pretend to be deaf or hard of hearing: