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Dot: Behind the scenes
More about our docu-drama, Dot, and documentary, Dot's Legacy; both about Deaf poet Dot Miles.
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Behind the scenes. Made for BSLBT by Thomas Giddens. This short film looks at our two programmes about the late Deaf poetry pioneer and activist, Dorothy "Dot" Miles - the documentary, Dot's Legacy, and the docu-drama, Dot. It explains how they are different and how they were made. There are interviews with producer/director, Cathy Heffernan, plus Jean St Clair and Jovita Bodamer-Macgregor, two of the three actresses who play Dot at different stages of her life.
You can watch Dot's Legacy and Dot here.
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