How a Deaf Dad Became an Advocate for People in Prison | PBS Short Docs

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A deaf father and his hearing daughter build new bonds through their experiences in the criminal justice system. Breaking Silence explores their joint memories of her experiences being a hearing-abled child with deaf parents, and how imprisonment and reentry reshaped their relationship after he became a prison chaplain for the deaf.
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Breaking Silence
Featuring
Walker Estes
Leslie Estes
Betha Estes
Analise Popps
Executive Producers
Sally Jo Fifer
Lois Vossen
Director
Amy Bench
Annie Silverstein
Producer
Amy Bench
Monique Walton
Director of Photography
Amy Bench
Executive In Charge of Production
Royd Chung
Senior Manager, Short-Form Content
Pamela Torno
Supervising Producer
Pamela Torno
Editor
Karen Skloss
Score
William Ryan Fritch
Sound Design & Mix
Eric Friend
Associate Producer
Lauren Johnson
Susan Cohen
Color
Joe Malina
Interpreters
L. Kinsler
Ramon Norrod
PA
Evan Crowley
Additional Camera
Paavo Hanninen
Kelly West
Annie Silverstein
Assistant Editor
Daniel Earney
Mar Gonzalez
Devin Fortenberry
Dionisio Traverso
Mastering
Dayna Crawley-Howell
Advisors
Trevor Patten
Mei Kennedy
Special Thanks
Bradley Beesley
Kat Candler
Katie Ford
Johnny McAllister
Chaplain Wayne Moss
Meredith Stephens
Funding Provided by
Austin Film Society
Independent Lens Short-Form Funding Provided By:
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Acton Family Giving
Ford Foundation
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Wyncote Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Breaking Silence is a co-production of Breaking Silence LLC and Independent Television Service (ITVS), with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).
This program was produced by Breaking Silence LLC, which is solely responsible for its content.
© 2023 Breaking Silence LLC. All Rights Reserved.

[@WaynoGur]

A very tender story. I never considered Deaf people in prison before.

[@albench]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@barbarajeanne8351]

You're doing God's work. Bless you

[@johnstorey9698]

What a beautiful story

[@albench]

Thank you so much!

[@bido202]

Thanks for your channel . From Vietnam 🇻🇳

[@karthikeyanramamurthy7969]

Great documentary about a truly great man & also women.
Can somebody tell me what app Walker is using to convert his granddaughter's speech into words in his phone? One of my acquaintances is deaf & was looking for a better app.

[@whitecraftplays8524]

Hello, Walker. It’s been 7 hours since we first met.

[@arjuna_dasa]

Do the crime as a deaf person, do the time as a deaf person! Coddle No One!