I caught this at the AFI Film Fest in L.A., where it was the hottest ticket of the festival! The theater was packed, with people sitting in the aisles, wanting to see how it solved the problem of making a movie for both the hearing and the signing communities.
They weren't disappointed! Everyone loved it, and it easily won the audience award for the breakthrough category of the festival. In fact, Hamill has now been in five festivals, and has won an audience or jury award in each one! Hamill combines the best attributes of sports film, character study and social commentary. The acting is top-notch, especially Russell Harvard as Matt Hamill and Michael Spady as his RIT roommate and fellow wrestler.
My favorite scenes involve waterfalls, and the way the script and sound production are used to present a waterfall as Matt experiences it is masterful.
A definite must-see movie!
They weren't disappointed! Everyone loved it, and it easily won the audience award for the breakthrough category of the festival. In fact, Hamill has now been in five festivals, and has won an audience or jury award in each one! Hamill combines the best attributes of sports film, character study and social commentary. The acting is top-notch, especially Russell Harvard as Matt Hamill and Michael Spady as his RIT roommate and fellow wrestler.
My favorite scenes involve waterfalls, and the way the script and sound production are used to present a waterfall as Matt experiences it is masterful.
A definite must-see movie!