Deaf Jam (2011)

Directed by

Judy Lieff

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 10m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A deaf teenager in Queens discovers American Sign Language poetry. She meets a Palestinian spoken word poet and they create a new form of poetry together.

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What happens

Deaf Jam is a 2011 documentary film directed and produced by American filmmaker Judy Lieff. The film centers on the experience of Aneta Brodski, a deaf teenager living in Queens, New York, who becomes immersed in the dynamic and three-dimensional form of American Sign Language poetry. When Aneta, an Israel-born ASL poet, eventually meets Tahani, a Palestinian, spoken word poet, the two begin to collaborate, creating a new form of poetry that gains recognition in deaf and hearing communities alike. Deaf Jam premiered on PBS's Independent Lens program, and was awarded the 2012 Japan Prize for the Best Work of the Youth Category. "Deaf Jam" is a co-production of Made-By-Hand, LLC and the Independent Television Service (ITVS). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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