Synopsis:
Courtesy of Rosa Rogers
Deepa Shastri was a baby in India when her parents found out she
was deaf. Fearing she would be treated as an outcast, they brought
her to the UK. Twenty five years later she goes back to India for
the first time to meet the family she hardly knows and discovers
the truth about her own deafness. As her journey of discovery
widens, she meets young deaf people in India whose experiences she
could have shared, giving her a powerful and moving sense of the
very different life she almost had.
Awards:
Best Documentary, Picture This Festival
Synopsis:
Deepa Shastri was a baby in India when her parents found out she
was deaf. Fearing she would be treated as an outcast, they brought
her to the UK. Twenty five years later she goes back to India for
the first time to meet the family she hardly knows and discovers
the truth about her own deafness. As her journey of discovery
widens, she meets young deaf people in India whose experiences she
could have shared, giving her a powerful and moving sense of the
very different life she almost had.
Awards:
Best Documentary, Picture This Festival