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The Hammer, previously titled Hamill, is a 2010 biographical film about Matt Hamill, a deaf wrestler and mixed martial artist. Oren Kaplan directs the film based on a screenplay co-written by Eben Kostbar and Joseph McKelheer, who are also the film's producers. Russell Harvard, a deaf actor, plays Hamill in the film.
Matt Hamill (born October 5, 1976) is an American former mixed martial artist and wrestler who competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the UFC. [1] He is a three-time NCAA Division III National Champion in wrestling (167 lb class in 1997, 190 lb class in 1998 and 197 lb class in 1999) while attending the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, New York.
For The Hammer, Harvard was first cast as Matt Hamill's roommate Jay but inherited the lead role when the original choice to play Matt, the film's producer and cowriter, actor Eben Kostbar, ceded the part out of respect for the Deaf community's wishes to see an authentically Deaf actor in the role. [16]
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This category is for films which feature people or fictional characters who are deaf or deaf-mute. ... The Hammer (2010 film) ... The SuperDeafy Movie; O ...
Matlin is the only deaf performer to ever win an Oscar, for best actress in "Children of a Lesser God" in 1987. 'CODA' breaks new ground for deaf movie theater-goers Skip to main content
Four years ago, Oscar winner Marlee Matlin experienced the magic of a Sundance premiere virtually when the heartfelt indie “CODA” made its debut at the fest (it then sold for $25 million to ...
The Hammer: 2010: The American biographical film features the deaf wrestler Matt Hamill, played by deaf actor Russell Harvard. [33] [4] Hear and Now: 2007: The American documentary film, produced by HBO, features the director's deaf parents going through cochlear implant surgery at 65 years old. [34] Hear No Evil: 1993