Speak Sign Love

When they meet each other they find that they are separated by a communication barrier.

An exploration of this barrier ensues.

Speak Sign Love deals with a serious topic in a positive scenario that is vibrant and relevant in South African society today.

The man’s world has sounds, music and voice while her world is characterised by silence, image and hands.

The expression of love reaches beyond communication barriers, but the building of a relationship does not.

What happens when there is a communication barrier between someone from a Hearing community and a Deaf one?

The communication divide between the Hearing and Deaf communities is a serious topic.

A great deal of misunderstanding comes about due to lack of a mutually understood language and of each other’s culture.

This leads to a portion of our multi-national population being split off from the majority.