Justin Edgar, a well-established British filmmaker and advocate for disabled people, has pushed the boundaries for accessibility films with “The Letter,” a drama shedding light on a lesser known deaf community in Germany during the WW2.
Now in post, “The Letter” was produced by Edgar, who is hard of hearing. The director, Samuel Dore, writer, exec producers and several of the crew are deaf, as well as the lead cast.
Edgar recently directed the pilot “Kirkmoore,” a coming-of-age comedy series created and written by Andrew Bogle and commissioned by Fudge Park/BBC. Set in a residential college for young disabled students, the series is currently available on BBC iPlayer.”
Written by deaf writer Julian Peedle-Calloo, “The Letter” follows the struggle of deaf people who fought back against Nazis’ oppression during the war. It tells the story of a deaf regiment of stormtroopers and charts the rise of the Nazi-ruled social...
Now in post, “The Letter” was produced by Edgar, who is hard of hearing. The director, Samuel Dore, writer, exec producers and several of the crew are deaf, as well as the lead cast.
Edgar recently directed the pilot “Kirkmoore,” a coming-of-age comedy series created and written by Andrew Bogle and commissioned by Fudge Park/BBC. Set in a residential college for young disabled students, the series is currently available on BBC iPlayer.”
Written by deaf writer Julian Peedle-Calloo, “The Letter” follows the struggle of deaf people who fought back against Nazis’ oppression during the war. It tells the story of a deaf regiment of stormtroopers and charts the rise of the Nazi-ruled social...
- 10/23/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
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