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No Hand-Me-Downs
Nathie Marbury is a legend, and justifiably so. She was born the 16th of 17 children to parents who didn't believe in the importance of education. Ironically, her deafness saved her life and enabled her to earn a bachelor's and two masters' degrees.

In this full-length documentary, Nathie tells stories about her upbringing in Pittsburgh, where she "sang" in the church choir. At the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, her white classmates actually tried to rub off her blackness. When she attended Gallaudet University, she tried out for the football team. She became a mother of two and a grandmother of five, but she didn't really find her identity as a Black Deaf woman until later in her life.

In Nathie: No Hand-Me-Downs, she shares stories and observations, all rich with humor and insights on the human condition. Available for home viewing for the first time are her powerful and majestic American Sign Language poems. Extras include 20 minutes of deleted stories, biographies and trailers. [(2004) DVD: 125 minutes; voiced; subtitles; playable in all regions] DVDs not returnable once opened.

1. deafness saved me
2. introduction
3. learning family
4. sunday dinners
5. picking up asl
6. ajax story
7. "colored"?
8. miss nafie
9. weekend visitor
10. choir
11. hearing aids & headphones
12. book leftovers
13. i was a football player
14. washington monument
15. mother-in-law
16. common sense?
17. jimmy smith
18. family visit
19. asl champ
20. pink envelope
21. my old tty
22. learning black culture
23. black first
24. role models
25. my wpsd
26. farewell