Date: March 7, 2012
Time: 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Location: Show map
Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston
5601 S. Braeswood
Houston, TX 77096

Contact: Esther Bethke
Phone: 713-595-8186
Email: ebethke@erjcchouston.org

 Deaf Jam

Wednesday, March 7• 1:00 PM

Directed by Judy Lieff

Designated used children’s books drop-off

USA, 2011, 70 min.

English and American Sign Language with English subtitles

Documentary

 

Aneta Brodski, a deaf Israeli teen, attends a school for the deaf in Queens, N.Y. where she explores slam poetry using American Sign Language. Proud of her deafness but aware of the isolation it brings, Aneta utilizes her unique experiences to create a powerful poetic art form. When Aneta meets Tahani, a hearing Palestinian slam poet, the two create a deaf/hearing duet in which they explore their shared and personal experiences and generate a new form of slam poetry which speaks to the deaf as well as the hearing.

 

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