Name Me Lawand

Director
Edward Lovelace
Year
2023
Runtime
1 h 32 min
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English, Kurdish, Sign Language
Premiere
Regional Premiere

Synopsis

Before Lawand arrived in Britain, he was described as withdrawn and lonely. Everything changed when he learned sign language.

Screenings

17:30

Cinemateket, Lillebil

Tuesday 5.3.
21:00

Vega Scene 2

Thursday 7.3.

Lawand was born deaf, and with a lack of better hearing services in Iraqi Kurdistan, the family leaves their homeland. After a dangerous journey across the sea and a year in a refugee camp, Lawand starts school for the hearing impaired in Derby.

With patient teachers and new friends, he quickly blossoms into a charismatic and lively boy. The future prospects darken when the family risks losing their residence permit, and Lawand may have to return to a life without language.

«Name Me Lawand» is a touching film about communication across national borders. Music and soundscape build a strong and beautiful coming-of-age story, about finding a home and a place to be yourself.

About the director:
Edward Lovelace is an American filmmaker. He has previously co-directed the documentary «The Possibilities are Endless» (2014), about a musician who lost his language after a stroke.

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