The Way We Talk

The complex lives of three young deaf people are explored in all their intricacies in this superbly performed drama, set in Hong Kong.

Known for his popular films on youth culture, Adam Wong brings us close to the lives of three deaf twenty-somethings finding their feet. Each character uses a different way to communicate and navigate their ‘deaf identity’, while the film also interrogates societal norms and reimagines possible alternative linguistic identities.

Director Adam Wong was struck by a script he had read about a group of deaf underwater divers communicating underwater. This, his seventh feature, premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in 2024, and is a moving portrait of friendship, belonging and identity.