The life of a deaf African American woman in the early 1900s parallels with another living in the 1990s.
Acting
Michelle A. Banks delivers two distinct, devastating performances.
Direction
Davis pioneered Black deaf cinema—every frame is intentional.
Sound
Silence as language; score respects deaf experience fully.
Director
Zeinabu irene Davis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on 35mm with a crew of mostly Black women, this was the first feature directed by an African American woman to premiere at Sundance. The industry promptly forgot.
Davis cast Michelle A. Banks after seeing her in a play; Banks learned period-appropriate ASL and 1990s Black Deaf culture separately, treating them as distinct languages—which they are.
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