Name Me Lawand
Synopsis
Lawand is a young Kurdish boy, deaf since birth. After a treacherous journey and a year in a Dunkirk refugee camp, the help of a deaf volunteer brings his family to Derby, where Lawand joins the Royal School for the Deaf. As he grows older, the film follows his dramatic progress in learning British Sign Language, revealing a bright, charismatic, and inquisitive boy who discovers friendship and a new way to express himself.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2022 - World premiere
Official Selection Hot Docs 2023 - International premiere
Grierson Awards 2023 - Nomination - Best Single Documentary – Domestic
Details
- Year
- 2022
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 91 min
- Format
- DCP
- Director
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Edward Lovelace
- Producer
- Fleur Nieddu Lovelace
- Co-Producer
- Sam Arnold, Beyan Taher, Neil Andrews, Edward Lovelace
- Executive Producer
- Marisa Clifford, Thomas Benski, Tim O'Shea, Lisa Marie Russo, Kwesi Dickson, Isabel Freer, Diene Petterle
- Editor
- David Charap, Shahnaz Dulaimy, Michael Nollet, David Whitakker
- Director of Photography
- Ben Fordesman
- Sound
- Ed Downham
- Composer
- Tom Hodge
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Supported by BFI Doc Society
Pulse Films
Stapleton House29-33 Scrutton Street
London
EC2A 4HU
The Electric Shadow Company
Sales Company
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