Name Me Lawand

Lawand is a young Kurd who has been deaf since birth. After a perilous journey and a year in a refugee camp in Dunkirk, with the help of a deaf volunteer his family settled in Derby, where Lawand attended the Royal School for the Deaf. As he grows up, the film follows his spectacular progress in learning British Sign Language, revealing a bright, charismatic and inquisitive boy who discovers friendship and a new way of expressing himself. Presented with great compassion and from a child’s point of view, the film is a true cinematic experience, showing how, thanks to access to tools of communication, Lawand is able to open up and gain self-confidence.

This film received the Geneva Grand Prize at the FIFDH 2024.