'Love is blind. True love is silent... When John James (JJ), a lonely, overweight sign language teacher accepts a private tutoring job he discovers his new ‘deaf’ student is not only kind, sensitive and intellectually gifted, but also a mature, female gorilla who will change his life forever. Adapted from Peter Goldsworthy's acclaimed novel.'
Source: Screen Australia funding approvals.
Received Screen Australia development funding in February 2018. Record under development.
Writing Disability in Australia
Type of disability | Deafness. |
Type of character | Incidental. |
Point of view | Third person. |