Audible

At the 94th Academy Awards last week, "CODA" won Best Picture. That focus on the daughter of a deaf family was undeniably one of the year's best.

There was another deafness-themed production nominated that night. Matthew Ogens's "Audible" focuses on the Maryland School for the Deaf, and how the students play sports as well as come to terms with a friend's suicide.

Most of the documentary is told in sign language with subtitles. Rarely have I seen something like this. One of the most impressive documentary shorts out there. Definitely check it out.

This is a engaging short doc that follows Deaf football players in senior year of high school. It manages to hit a lot of common experience-lost, grief, young love, etc.-quickly and elegantly. The Deaf experience isn't otherized or looked down on. This was fully engaging the entire runtime. This is full of life and pathos.

I don't really understand why it's a short and not just a full on documentary. There is so much that could have been explored deeper and better, but because if the runtime kinda feels cropped up. The subject itself is very good. I like the way they do the interviews and let us into the mind of the deaf players, but again, that could and should have been explored a lot more. The subject and goal are very interesting and cool to look at, but the execution is poor on this one. It's a shame, because it does have its moments.

This documentary was just poorly done. Great topic. Great stories, I think? Too hard to tell. Nothing is fully told. Incredibly choppy. The final game sequence was poorly shot- no suspense, didn't know what was happening. So disappointing was really looking forward to it.

I hope someone else picks up this story, as others have said, and create a real full-length documentary and/or mini series.

A beautiful short documentary, necessary and inclusive, I have the impression that I already knew the story of Terry, hearing impaired who was bullied and committed suicide, despite this tragic fact the documentary of a very beautiful message of overcoming, inclusion and respect, good terms contact with these special realities, which should be everyday, good to be in notoriety, in front of the Oscars, it was not a winner, but I found it perfect, moving and inspiring...