D.J. Demers: Interpreted

Feb 22, 2019

0h 52m

★ 5.8

Overview

Comedian D.J. Demers shines a light on life in LA, disability porn, big words, not to mention getting haircuts while deaf—all with the help of an American Sign Language interpreter in this one-hour comedy special from Just For Laughs.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Counterfeit Pictures

Just For Laughs Television

Bell Media

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Cast

Himself

D.J. Demers

Herself - ASL Interpreter

Jennifer Lees

Himself - Warm-Up Performer

Tim Rabnett

Meet Mark. A daydreamer who has lived with hearing loss for his whole life. As his condition deteriorates, Mark must listen to his past and face the present, in order to move forward with his life. Sometimes loss doesn't mean lost. At a routine checkup with his lifelong audiologist, Mark is presented with a hearing aid and with a choice. Between the torment from his childhood - and his stigma around wearing the hearing aid - he lashes out. But he remembers his young self, loving and loved; along with the care his late mother showed him. Through courage, he is able to connect with her; as she guides him through this tumultuous time in his life. He realises he can either continue to shut himself off from the world, or open up and begin to accept himself for who he really is.

3.0

Blue Shark Hash

Dec 31, 2000

A raffle ticket and a spur-of-the-moment decision contribute to two strangers going on a romantic weekend getaway to Bermuda.

7.0

Brindavanam

May 26, 2017

A hearing-and-speech-impaired barber in Ooty, who is a huge fan of actor Vivekh, happens to meet his idol, who has come to the hill station on personal work. A poignant friendship develops between the two...

7.0

The Secret Life of Words

Dec 15, 2005

A solitary nurse bonds with a badly burned patient who survived an accident on an oil rig.

5.6

Traveller

Apr 18, 1997

A young man, Pat, visits the clan of gypsy-like grifters (Irish Travellers) in rural North Carolina from whom he is descended. He is at first rejected, but cousin Bokky takes him on as an apprentice. Pat learns the game while Bokky falls in love and desires a different life.

5.7

Wildflower

Dec 3, 1991

One day Sammy and his younger sister Ellie happen upon a cabin where Alice, a young, partially deaf girl with epilepsy is being kept by her abusive stepfather. The three soon become friends and hope to get Alice an education and help her escape from the torture she undergoes daily. However, Alice's stepfather soon finds out about the friendship Alice has struck up and punishes her brutally. This story of friendship and youth shows that everyone is human and deserves to be treated so, no matter their disability or weakness.

7.5

A Star Is Born

Oct 3, 2018

Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.

7.0

Small, Slow But Steady

Dec 16, 2022

A hearing-impaired woman with dreams of becoming a professional boxer due to the pandemic is threatened closure of her boxing club and the illness of its ageing president, who has been her biggest supporter, push her to the limit.

7.5

The Song of Sparrows

Oct 1, 2008

When an ostrich-rancher focuses on replacing his daughter's hearing aid, which breaks right before crucial exams, everything changes for a struggling rural family in Iran. Karim motorbikes into a world alien to him - incredibly hectic Tehran, where sudden opportunities for independence, thrill and challenge him. But his honor and honesty, plus traditional authority over his inventive clan, are tested, as he stumbles among vast cultural and economic gaps between his village nestled in the desert, and a throbbing international metropolis.

7.7

Sound of Metal

Nov 20, 2020

Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks his career and life is over. His girlfriend Lou checks the former addict into a rehab for the deaf hoping it will prevent a relapse and help him adapt to his new life. After being welcomed and accepted just as he is, Ruben must choose between his new normal and the life he once knew.

0.0

Eight Stories About My Hearing Loss

Dec 27, 2021

When I became deaf at the age of 23, I decided to get a cochlear implant. As I began to regain my memories of lost sounds, I asked myself: How does someone who doesn't hear listen?

7.4

A Quiet Place Part II

May 21, 2021

Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.

6.7

The Hammer

Oct 26, 2010

A coming of age drama following the life of Matt Hamill, the first deaf wrestler to win a National Collegiate Wrestling Championship.

7.4

Baby Driver

Jun 28, 2017

After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.

0.0

A Greater Chance

Sep 28, 2024

Upon learning of his father's terminal illness diagnosis, a young, autistic, hearing-impaired artist travels back to Taiwan with a filmmaker to make a film in his honour.

5.3

Love, 100°C

Apr 7, 2010

Min-soo, a hearing-impaired boy, is gay and he likes his classmate, Ji-seok. One day, Min-soo impulsively has sex with a man who works in a public bath, an experience that lends him a new-found confidence, but at a heavy price.

0.0

Piu Piu

Nov 13, 2018

A restless young woman yearns to escape the confines of romance in order to find her superpower.

9.0

Twinkle-Twinkle Pitter-Patter

Nov 13, 2014

Onew, who is visually impaired, and Eun-soo, who is hearing impaired, both enjoy the pleasure of communicating with loved ones regardless of disability through barrier-free films.

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