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"He's deaf. Listen up."

2022

1h 40m

5.1(6 votes)

Comedy

Overview

WHAT? is a black and white, silent (and signing) comedy about a struggling deaf actor, sick of agreeing to increasingly humiliating tasks just to get a role, who decides to take matters into his own hands.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

John Maucere

Don

Josh Breslow

Jamie

Josep Daniel Rosello

Jordi

Marina Longares Eschrichs

Merce

Jeremy Guskin

Walton

Amber Zion

Maddie

Sheena Lyles

Adrienne

Keaton Talmadge

Frances

Neepaul Arthur

Producer

Jennifer Brasuell

Julie the Interpreter

Creative team

Directed by: Alek Lev
Written by: Alek Lev
John Maucere
Produced by: Cassandra Jones
Paul Maucere

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