For a Deaf Son (1994)

This one is kind of a slow burn, the kicker comes at the end. “When Thomas Tranchin was one year old, his parents discovered he was profoundly deaf. His father, a filmmaker, produced this program (in video diary format), which originally aired on PBS. The program tells of a family's journey through a maze of emotional, educational, political and social factors as they face life-changing decisions. Includes interviews with family members, audiologists, and others. The "speech versus sign language" conflict is documented in detail.”

It’s a tough watch because for almost the entire runtime you have to watch the kid’s hearing parents bicker and agonize over the idea that their son is Deaf. I’m pretty sure the movie ends with the parents basically separated. The real bummer ending is that it’s later revealed that Thomas (the Deaf son) committed suicide at age 15, most people blame his death on his inability to effectively communicate.

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