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Brent Macpherson, Deaf director, Stretch Productions, documentaries, Deaf community, Solomon Islands, education, A Spectacle of One, Cannes, Shortland Street, acting, psychology degree, film director, Silent Fear, Deaf Aotearoa Film Festival, communication barriers, film industry, technology, audio post, Deaf actors, mainstream film, accessibility, film production, Deaf awareness.

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