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198680 minGdocumentary

Disability Inclusion

Quartet for deafblind

198680 minGdocumentary

Children in a special wing of an institution in Amherst, Nova Scotia, navigate their daily lives without sight or sound, forming unique relationships with caregivers.

Disability Inclusion

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Children in a special wing of an institution in Amherst, Nova Scotia, navigate their daily lives without sight or sound, forming unique relationships with caregivers.

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Children in a special wing of an institution in Amherst, Nova Scotia, navigate their daily lives without sight or sound. Over the course of a month in 1986, the filmmaker records their interactions with each other and their caregivers. The documentary captures the unique relationships formed in this environment. It was edited over two years and contains no voice-over commentary. The focus remains solely on the experiences of these children and their world.

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