A documentary is being made about how Deaf people coped with a well-known explosion which shattered every window of a Deaf school back in 1917. Remarkably, everyone at the Deaf school survived.
Extract from Metronews Canada:
The 1917 Halifax Explosion has been the subject of numerous movies and books.
But the disaster as experienced by the deaf community has been relatively unknown.
That’s why Linda Campbell and Jim McDermott, who are both deaf, decided to co-produce a documentary film to highlight that story.
‘Halifax Explosion: The Deaf Experience’ should be ready for viewing in time for the 100-year commemoration of the event on Dec. 6, 2017.
“Nova Scotia actually has a long history of inclusiveness when it comes to the deaf community and our allies,” explained Linda Campbell.
“Upon learning that the deaf community’s experiences during the Halifax Explosion is so poorly documented despite a wealth of books, movies and published stories about this important event, we felt it was necessary to preserve some of those stories for sharing.”
The producers are fundraising to make the film (email Deaf.Halifax.Explosion@gmail.com if you’d like to help support it).
Read more here.
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aristahaas
September 2, 2016
Hi! Thanks for sharing the news from Canada! I am very proud of my friends for their success! FYI – Linda and Jim are not “couples”. Linda is happily married to Rob and Jim has a partner. Smiles.
Hartmut
September 3, 2016
Surprising that any survivor of the explosion is still living to tell the story.
I was in Halifax two times and learned of the huge explosion, resulting in the move of the Nova Scotia School for the Deaf two hours away west to Amherst.