Deaf Jam
2011 American film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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,[1] and was awarded the 2012 Japan Prize for the Best Work of the Youth Category.[2] "Deaf Jam" is a co-production of Made-By-Hand, LLC and the Independent Television Service (ITVS).