WATCH: Chella Man explores the body electric in this provocative short about identity & deafness

Image Credit: ‘The Device That Turned Me Into A Cyborg Was Born The Same Year I Was,’ NOWNESS/Powerhouse Museum

This week, April 15 – 21, marks National Deaf LGBTQ+ Awareness Week, a project launched by the Deaf Queer Resource Center to uplift, support, and bring greater visibility to these multiply marginalized communities. Every day this week, Queerty will be spotlighting a short film that focuses on deaf, queer characters—all of which you can watch right now.

Thus far, the short films we’ve spotlighted throughout National Deaf LGBTQ+ Awareness Week have featured deaf individuals who go about their day-to-day lives as-is—relying on ASL, text, and lip-reading to communicate with the world around them.

However, scientific advancements in the past few years have led to the proliferation of the

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