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Growth is a poem in Dutch Sign Language, with a distinctive cinematographic design. During the creative process, in the interaction between two hearing filmmakers and a deaf poet, poem and film image were blended producing a new form. For deaf people the medium of film adds new dimensions to the poem. Hearing people experience an intriguing ballet of hands accompanied by thought-provoking sound. Growth evokes similarities between the development of a human being and the seasons. Technical data duration 5 minuten direction Anja Hiddinga en Leendert Pot performance and poem Wim Emmerik photography Stef Tijdink sound Fokke van Saane gsign direction Giselle Meyer production Stichting Geelprodukt Filmprodukties Financial support Fonds voor de Letteren; Nederlands Literair Productie- en Vertalingenfonds; Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst; VPRO-televisie; Nederlands Fonds voor de Film Information Stichting Geelprodukt, Van Ostadestraat 49c, 1072 SN Amsterdam Holland Leendert Pot tel/sms 00 31 (0)6 - 12 08 40 72 fax 00 31 (0)20 - 685 11 97 leendert-pot@avd.nl Anja Hiddinga tel/sms 00 31 (0)6 - 51 73 12 32 fax 00 31 (0)20 - 676 30 14 anjahiddinga@planet.nl still Lex van Rossen ontwerp Marry van Baar