The Letter
Synopsis
The story is based on true events with fictionalised characters. "Deaf people like the ones in ‘The Letter’ were really at the forefront of the Nazi euthanasia machine, Nazis were so ruthlessly efficient at exterminating deaf and disabled people that a lot of stories were lost.” Justin Edgar
THE LETTER was produced by Justin Edgar, who is hard of hearing, and directed by Sam Dore, with an entire cast and crew of deaf artists.
Details
- Year
- 2023
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- c. 30 min
- Director
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Sam Dore
- Producer
- Justin Edgar
- Editor
- Samuel Dore
- Screenwriter
- Julian Peedle-Calloo
- Director of Photography
- Tom Watts
- Production Designer
- Jakob Gierse
- Sound
- Sound Recordist: Charlie J. Hinde
- Principal cast
- Alexandra James, Clive Hayward, Fifi Garfield, Ciaran Alexander Stewart
- Casting Director
- Polly Jerrold
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
A 104 Films production commissioned by British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust (BSLBT)
104 Films
The Workstation15 Paternoster Row
Sheffield
S1 2BX
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