This Is Normal

As a man with hearing problems, I saw this beautiful short film with a special interest, defining it, for me, more than a great work. It is portrait of a condition, hope to be normal , relations with friends and family and fundamental option about yourself and the fights behind others. A beautiful film. And a splendid portrait of more than a case. Great good points - admirable delicacy of the reflection of story complexity and just splendid performances.

This is a mini-masterpiece. Just beautiful. THIS is what art should be: meaningful, compassionate, something that connects us to stories and people who are not our own (or helps us feel less alone in the stories that ARE our own), something that connects us to our shared humanity whether that be the joyous-- or tragic-- aspects of experiencing life as a human being on earth. 💙

I easily connected to this short movie, since I'm almost deaf too - I know how hard it is to have a "normal" social life being almost unable to understand what people are saying near to you. I too went through a surgery to "hear better". I thought the script was well written, very mature and to- the-ground feel, the direction is very good, and the cast is superb, especially the main character played by Ryann.