Film

Yucatec Maya Deaf Sign

1977 · 31m · Documentary

In 1976, Hubert Smith set out with a group of researchers to visually document Yucatec Maya society within the village of Chican. This project resulted in the 4-part series, The Living Maya. During filming, however, it was impossible to ignore the use of sign language in the village. Smith and his team saw a lot of the deaf residents, filmed them often, and went back to have these sign exchanges translated. Now it is time to share a story solely about them.

• Hubert SmithDirector

Release date

January 1, 1977

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

31m

Genres

Documentary