Name Me Lawand

26th TIDF: Greek Premiere

Lawand, a deaf five-year-old Kurdish boy from Iraq, is on a quest to find a world where there are people like him – people who will understand him. After all, since birth, Lawand has been profoundly deaf and unable to communicate with those around him. His incredible family undertakes a treacherous journey from Iraq to England, to enroll him at the Royal School for the Deaf. But this new life soon comes under threat when the family faces deportation. Along with members of the Derby community, they begin a new quest – a fight to stay in the place they now call home. Employing a striking visual style and thrilling sound design that frame Lawand’s development from being voiceless to a voice representing others in the Deaf Community, this documentary is an inspirational and touching coming-of-age story.