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Hubert Smith

Yucatec Maya Deaf Sign

  • Documentary
RELEASE

1977-01-01

BUGET

N/A

LENGTH

31 min

Description

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.

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