To hear or not to hear

A domestic scene is enacted twice - once from the perspective of a busy woman preparing a meal and then as seen by her partially deaf husband. Gives insights into the frustrations of both.

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Credits

producer

Jeff Osment

production company

Green Hill Films

director

Jill Mansfield

Duration

00:08:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015559

Language

English

Subject categories

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Interpersonal communication

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Deafness

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Interpersonal communication

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physically handicapped

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1980

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