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Birth
Pain
Sadness
Anger
Stress
Outlet
I hate myself
Cruel life
Non-acceptance
Suicide
[ music ]
Suddenly
Emotions
I keep inside
I take outside
On the stone
A seed
Sprouts
TEACHING / TO SIGN / TALK ABOUT HAPPINESS
[ bussano alla porta ]
- It's busy
- Goodmorning everyone
I just got back from USA
I could see with my eyes
the Gallaudet University
the first university for the deaf around the world
Then I came back here in Italy
and despite our best efforts,
the services for the deaf are still nonexistent.
Subtitled television programs are very few
not to mention movies.
And most of public means of transport
have no visual bells.
There are absolutely no interpreters in hospitals
but also in other public facilities.
But we do not demand all these services,
we certainly do not want our politicians to have a heart attack.
You know that all over the world
sign languages have already been approved.
We just want that the Italian Government
recognizes the LIS ( Italian Sign Language )
because a solid building
can only be built
on solid foundations.
[ forcefull knock on the door ]
- It's been half an hours,
the bathroom is not only yours.
Can you please get out of this *** bathroom,
miss queen of the ***?
I know that you are perfectly well in your realm
but get out, damn it!
- Oh Jeez!
Umbelievable.
Every time I go to the bathroom
she needs it too.
what a drag!
- There are no big differences
between the spoken lenguage and the Sign Language
indeed,
perhaps in the society
it is better not to hear,
because you just become stressed
and stupid too.
[ music blaring from the next room ]
- Hi, how was the conference?
- Fine, the fight continues.
- Remember, no matter how hard you fight,
we are still in Italy
they can not protect the rights of hearing people
imagine ours!
- Then
fight will be tough.
- Are you going out? - Yes.
- Then be carefull
with the car horns
or you will loos your hearing
[ melody ]
- Oh Jeez, how tense you are!
what happened?
- At home, my sister is nasty
in the street there is chaos.
To get here from my place
I already got stressed.
- In this society,
it's better to be deaf.
- Now I understand why you are so happy.
- Of course,
sometimes being deaf has its advantages
for me is like...
... being a ballerina
dancing among people
on the notes of her favorite music.
You can hear the noise caused by cars and people
but I can see the noises and sounds
that I transform into melody.
Everything I do and see
has its own melody,
a combination of visual sounds
that become music to my senses.
- That's nice,
every time that we talk
you give me good vibes
[ music ]
- What are you doing tomorrow?
- Nothing, why?
- Then we are going with my parents
in the countryside.
Tomorrow night we are going to see the stars.
- Look!
the stars,
full moon, beautiful.
- Yes, can you hear the music?
- The stars?
the music?
Strange!
- To me nature is magic.
Now I will make you hear
the soundtraks of the sky.
Each star is different
and each has a different sound.
One may be brighter,
another one pulsates more.
Now give each star a note
and compose your own malody.
- Ok, let's try!
[ melody ]
Once
a wise man told me
that the secret of happiness
is to be always yourself.
I am deaf
and I am happy.
TEACHING / TO SIGN / TALK ABOUT HAPPINESS