that deaf people are actually involved in the production process" explains Rebecca Atkinson in The Guardian "but films and TV shows about deaf characters, told through a hearing lens are demeaning, depressing and cause more damage then good" In 2013 a deaf storyline on BBC1 "caused outrage among deaf viewers, with the depiction of the nine-year-old daughter of a deaf man (this time played by a deaf actor) interpret complex medical information about his upcoming heart surgery". As one deaf blogger said: “5.3 million viewers will now think that deaf people should be looked after by our kids.” Deaf Cinema "Deaf Cinema" emerges as a response to the continued misrepresentations of the deaf in the media. It includes films written, produced or directed by deaf people whose leading actors are deaf. Thanks to the advent of the digital technology in 2000s, there has been a rise of various short film productions by and with deaf people, formation of deaf film production companies and deaf film festivals. Computer software has made filmmaking more affordable and the proliferation of internet and the ability to stream in sign language freely and internationally has contributed to an increase in Deaf Cinema. Lately there has been an increase of long feature films as well. The following films have been directed by deaf directors: Deafula (1975), Think Me Nothing (1975), See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary (2009), Lake Windfall (2013), No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie (2013) and Sign Gene (2017). References Bibliography Deaf culture Deafness Films about deaf people