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A Quiet Love

    • Director

      Garry Keane

    • Credits

      Producers:
      Anne Heffernan,

      Seán Herlihy.

      Cinematographer:
      Michael O'Donovan

  • Category

    Documentary

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Three love stories. One shared language. The first film told entirely through Irish Sign Language, A Quiet Love offers an intimate, life-affirming portrait of three Deaf couples navigating love, identity, and resilience—from a decades-long forbidden romance born during the Northern Ireland Troubles, to an LGBTQI+ couple navigating parenthood with Deaf and hearing children, and a Deaf boxer facing a life-changing decision with his hearing partner. Directed by multi-award-winning Garry Keane (In the Shadow of Beirut, Gaza) and created by a Deaf and hearing team, this groundbreaking documentary proves that true connection transcends sound.

Awards:
+ Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award, Global Production Awards Cannes, 2025
+ Being Oneself Award, DocEdge 2025

96 minutes, Ireland, 2025, Colour

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