In this feature-length documentary, director Edward Lovelace explores the power of communication and community with a moving portrait of a young Deaf Kurdish boy. 

Released in theatres on 7th July 2023, Name Me Lawand was awarded the 2023 Special Jury Prize for Best International Feature at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, and has nominated for the One World Media Refugee Reporting Award and a Grierson Award for Best Single Documentary - Domestic.

“Composer Tom Hodge’s soundscape makes ordinary moments feel dreamlike” – TimeOut Magazine
 
“a layered sound mix by Ed Downham and virtuoso score by Tom Hodge evoke a sense of deafness for hearing audiences” – POV

“a moving, ultimately uplifting story. I really would advise anyone to seek it out...a story that will enrich your life.” - Kermode and Mayo's Take

“by turns dreamy, sad, wistful and vividly affectionate” - The Times
 
“…a moving and politically prescient documentary portrait” – Little White Lies
 
“sensitive, impressionistic…it moves like a whirlwind” - Cineuropa