Film Directions

I thought that the film director did a great job of presenting the story. He included  many little aspects of the story that one usually wouldn't think to add. Some of these things were the little childish ways that Heather portrayed. He documented little conversations of hers and her childish thoughts. It really made the story much more believable and enjoyable, and set up the scene for the one of the main purposes of the story: Heather. He often added many scenes of her playing with the children, and really interacting with them. It made the viewers more emotional about the story and more passionate about their stance on the topic.

He also did not hesitate to record the many arguments of the family and their view on the Cochlear implant. Showing how emotionally involved the whole family was in each family's decision made the story much more realistic and gave a greater depth to the issue of deafness. I personally did not know about how avid deaf people were about their culture before watching this film; I thought they would all want to get the implant. It showed how passionate they were about preserving their identity, and this would not have been possible if such arguments were not inlcuded.

The documentary was very ineteresting and well made, and I hope it all worked out well for the families.