Title:
Give Me Your Hand: A Film About Deafblindness
Level: Category
Video Archive
Level: Fonds
SIGNALS MEDIA ARTS CENTRE
Scope and Content:
Video raising awareness of the condition of deafblindness showing the different and varied methods of communication used, and some of the support services provided in East Anglia. Narrated largely by Annette Bodsworth.

[00:45:] Darkened images to simulate impaired vision.
[01:10:] Recital of poem 'Give Me Your Hand', showing two hands manual signing.
[02:10:] Interview with Annette Bodsworth about the causes of deafblindness, particularly the types of Usher Syndrome, and Annette's experiences growing up. Includes shots of Annette in the kitchen, some with restricted vision to simulate seeing through Annette's eyes.
[07:10:] Following Annette through a trip into Braintree town centre with her guide dog, inclulding visiting the Wetherspoons pub, the Abbey National bank, the public library, and the Tesco's supermarket.
[16:00:] Conversation between Annette and Faye Harburt, Development Officer for Deafblind People in Essex, about the services available to deafblind people in the county.
[17:40:] Clips from a deafblind club featuring snippets of conversations between the visitors.
[18:30:] Introduction to the different types of communication used by deafblind people.
[20:30:] Clip from the Deafblind UK Ian Karten Centre in Peterborough showing how one blind woman uses her computer.
[22:00:] Clip from the Deafblind UK rehabilitation and training centre, Rainbow Court, Peterborough, including an interview with resident Patrick Murphy that ends with a recital of his poem 'Small Things'.
[25:15:] Clips from a deafblind club featuring the experiences of other deafblind people.
[28:45:] Clips from a national Deafblind UK rally.
[30:30:] Repeat of introductory poem.
[31:15:] Credits.

Produced by Deafblind UK
Project initiated, researched, and developed by Annette Bodsworth
Camera: Richard Comrie and Clare Sherwood
Sound: Pete Kyle
Music: Richard Burns
Editors: Keith Lynch, Annette Bodsworth, and Dave Page
Producer and Director: Audrey Droisen

The film is sub-titled and signed throughout.
Dates of Creation:
2001
Extent:
33 minutes 42 seconds
Creator Name:
Deafblind UK
Admin History:
Produced by Deafbind UK as a result of a Deafblind UK Millennium Award funded by the Millennium Commission.
Archivist Note:
Catalogued by SJM April 2016
Custodial History:
Deposited through Deafblind UK.
Copyright:
Copyright Signals Media Arts Centre. Ask prior to use by profit-making companies; public performance by institutions or members of the public; or broadcasting on radio, television, or a non-Essex Record Office website.
Language
English and British Sign Language with English sub-titles
Physical Characteristics:
Originally deposited on VHS cassette.
Not Available:
Use digital copy available on YouTube

Key terms

TypeKey termsDescription
Subjects Deafblindness Give Me Your Hand: A Film About Deafblindness
Subjects Poetry Give Me Your Hand: A Film About Deafblindness
Subjects Sign language Give Me Your Hand: A Film About Deafblindness
Subjects Usher syndrome Give Me Your Hand: A Film About Deafblindness
Place Names Braintree Give Me Your Hand: A Film About Deafblindness
Place Names Cambridgeshire, Peterborough Give Me Your Hand: A Film About Deafblindness
Document Types Video recording Give Me Your Hand: A Film About Deafblindness
Institutions Deafblind UK Give Me Your Hand: A Film About Deafblindness