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Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
The Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing is a statewide special library dedicated to meeting the information and accessibility needs of the deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind communities, as well as meeting the information needs about hearing loss to all Tennesseans.
1) Dormitory
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Filmed on location at the California School for the Deaf and produced by CSD-TV, Dormitory is a short Deaf-cast movie in which a teacher challenges her students to ponder a thought-provoking question, "what if?" This query sets into motion a course of events for high school student Dominic, as he wonders what would have happened if he lived in the dormitory with the rest of the students and fell in love with the most popular girl in school.
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Produced by CSD-TV, a deaf painter, Alex, is frustrated searching for the right person to pose for a project until he finds Rebecca, a struggling model who meets his qualifications. However, Alex has one requirement and that is No Talking Allowed. Rebecca thinks this is strange but goes along with it until she finds she is falling in love. At the exhibit where the paintings are being shown, they encounter each other and find that in addition to...
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A love story about John Leeds, an idealistic special education teacher, and a headstrong deaf girl named Sarah. At first, Leeds sees Sarah as a teaching challenge. But soon their relationship blossoms into a love so passionate it shatters the barrier of silence that keeps them apart.
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When deaf-mute John Singer moves to a sleepy Southern town to be near his hospitalized friend, a brain-damaged man-child, Singer's silent kindness draws to him others broken in body and spirit.
"John Singer, who is deaf . . . moves from a small town in order to be close to his institutionalized friend Antonapoulos, who is deaf and mentally impaired. Singer rents a room with a family whose father, Mr. Kelly, is unable to earn a living due to a serious...
7) Versa effect
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Jackie and Seth have despised each other since they were kids. Now as colleagues at a school for the deaf in Texas, things haven't changed a bit. One day they wake up to find that they've switch bodies with each other...
8) Gerald
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Corey disvovers he has a deaf austistic grandfather he has never met. Determined to make a connection with his grandfather, Corey uncovers family ties and secrets in a dramatic chain of events.
9) Payback
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After a successful heist, Porter is left for dead. Once he recovers, he seeks vengeance and wants his share of the money. PAYBACK is a remake of the 1967 film noir classic *Point Break* also based on the novel *The Hunter* by Donald E. Westlake.
10) Forget me not
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Produced by ASL Films, Forget Me Not explores the conflicts facing a family who wins the lottery and escapes to a cabin to figure it all out. While at the cabin, the family is introduced to a mysterious stranger who is somehow linked to their family's history. Join the suspense as they explore their past and determine how it fits into their future.
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Based on a true story, Sue Thomas : F.B.Eye follows the adventures of Sue Thomas at the FBI in Washington, D.C. She's one hard-headed, soft-hearted woman whose talent for reading lips helps crack crimes and bag the bad guys in places listening devices can't penetrate. With her hearing-ear dog, Levi, Sue's a glutton for jeopardy -- and there's (almost) nothing she won't do to bring notorious criminals to justice. This remarkable, edge-of-your-seat...
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When a group of rich 20-somethings get stuck at a remote family mansion during a hurricane, a party game ends with a dead body on the ground and fingers pointed everywhere. As they try to find the killer among them, fake friends and real enemies have to learn who to trust—and how to survive—in this fresh and funny Gen-Z meltdown.
14) Pawn sacrifice
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In a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire. It chronicles Fischer's terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who captured the imagination of the world.
15) The deaf club
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"Matt (Christopher B. Corrigan) gets his brother, Drew (Alex Laferriere), along with their friends, together for a fun getaway camping trip. It is supposed to be a weekend of male-bonding, but everything isn't what it seems. Suddenly, they experience an apocalyptic event and are forced to focus on their own survival."--Container
16) The Salvation
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The mighty Mads Mikkelsen unleashes a maelstrom of bloodshed in the Wild West in this white-knuckle tale of revenge. When he lays waste to the scoundrels who killed his wife and son, a Danish ex-soldier incurs the wrath of a sadistic gang leader hell-bent on hunting him down. Exploding with eye-popping action, dazzlingly dramatic frontier landscapes, and a smoldering performance by Eva Green, The Salvation is a rip-roaring, blood-spattered saga of...
17) The whale
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A reclusive English teacher, living alone in the wake of a tragedy, attempts to reconnect with his teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption in filmmaker Darren Aronofsky's transcendent, emotional epic. Nominated for three Academy Awards and featuring a career-defining performance from Brendan Fraser, THE WHALE is a deeply moving story of heartache, empathy, and grace.
18) Roots
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The gripping story is told through four generations, from the capture of Kunta Kinte in Africa to his transport to Colonial America in brutal conditions through successive generations fighting to win their freedom in the Civil War. Based on Alex Haley's best-selling novel which has resonated with millions of Americans, it reveals powerful, universal truths about the resilience of the human spirit.
19) Spencer
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The marriage of Princess Diana (Kristen Stewart) and Prince Charles (Jack Farthing) has long since grown cold. Though rumors of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities at the Queen’s Sandringham Estate. But this year, things will be profoundly different. SPENCER is an imagining of what might have happened during those few fateful days.
20) Wrong game
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Wrong Game, a film produced by ASL Films, takes place in a mansion filled with a mysterious history. Several people, all Deaf, are contacted to come to the mansion to participate in a game where the winner receives 1 million dollars. When the participants gather, they learn the hard truth, the game is a life-or-death matter and losing the game is not an option. To add further drama, each person holds highly specialized skills and collectively, they...
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