Misjudged People (1932)

Directed by

Wilhelm Ballier

Genre

documentary film, silent film

Country

Weimar Republic, Germany

Runtime

39 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent documentary shows deaf people in 1930s Germany going about their daily lives and demonstrating their skills. It was made to correct negative stereotypes and prove that deaf people are capable and valuable members of society.

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What happens

Misjudged People (German: Verkannte Menschen) is a 1932 German documentary film that features the German deaf community. It was produced by the Reich Union of the Deaf (Reichsverband der Gehörlosen Deutschlands) of Germany to give the German public a positive perception of the capabilities of deaf people. It was banned by the Nazis in 1934 to avoid promoting a more positive perception of deaf people. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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