FY 2008 Annual Report of Achievements - Gallaudet University

Through Deaf Eyes Documentary
Status: Ongoing Begin date: October 1, 1995 End date: No set date
Principal Investigator(s):
Bergey, Jean – College of Professional Studies
and Outreach
Gannon, Jack – Community advisor and author
Baynton, Douglas – University of Iowa
A-18
Other Investigator(s):
Gannon, Rosalyn – Community advisor
Hott, Larry – Florentine Films/Hott
Productions
Kenton, Karen – WETA TV
Lang, Harry – National Technical Institute for
the Deaf (NTID)
Description:
The Deaf Eyes project is an ongoing, multifaceted effort to bring deaf history to a wider
audience. The film Through Deaf Eyes was nationally broadcast on PBS stations in 2007, and multiple
public events were held (52 in FY 2007 and 7 in FY 2008). The film is being used in classrooms and
for private screenings in schools, organizations, and government agencies. Public screenings of
Through Deaf Eyes included:
• California Department of Education, School and District Operations Branch
(September 2007)
• Hartford Public Library, Conn., (September 2007)
• Coolidge Corner Cinema, as part of their deaf and hard of hearing screenings, Brookline,
Mass., (September 2007)
• “PAH” Deaf Arts Festival, Philadelphia, Pa. (October 2007)
• University of Texas at Austin (October 2007)
• Davideo Productions as part of their showcase, Seguin, Tex., (November 2007)
• Northampton Independent Film Festival, a special celebration of Florentine Films/Hott
Productions, Mass., (November 2007)
• Clips screening for the Alfred I. DuPont–Columbia University Award for journalistic
excellence, New York (January 2008)
FY 2007-2008 product(s):
Bergey, J., & Duhon, S. (2007, October). Through Deaf Eyes. Film screening and presentation at the Environmental
Protection Agency, Washington, DC.