{"id":16223,"date":"2011-10-12T01:44:21","date_gmt":"2011-10-12T06:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=16223"},"modified":"2011-10-12T01:56:29","modified_gmt":"2011-10-12T06:56:29","slug":"deaf-jam-on-pbs-channel-11311","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2011\/10\/12\/deaf-jam-on-pbs-channel-11311\/","title":{"rendered":"Deaf Jam on PBS Channel 11\/3\/11"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Deaf Jam on PBS Channel<\/strong><\/p>\n

Check it out !<\/p>\n

The Power and Beauty of American Sign Language Poetry Explored in Deaf Jam,<\/p>\n

Premiering on Independent Lens Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 10 PM<\/p>\n

Performance Art Meets Poetry Through Language in Motion<\/p>\n

(San Francisco, CA) – Filmmaker Judy Lieff explores the beauty and power\u00a0of\u00a0American Sign Language (ASL) poetry in Deaf Jam<\/a>, the story of deaf\u00a0teen\u00a0Aneta Brodski’s bold journey into the spoken word slam scene. Longing to\u00a0explore and fully participate in the hearing world, Aneta dives into ASL\u00a0poetry, a vibrant three-dimensional art form where body movements convey\u00a0meaning. ASL poetry liberates a deaf poet from the confines of spoken\u00a0language. There is no paper or text. Rhymes are measured in hand shapes and\u00a0meter in movements. Images cut and dissolve as its verses transcend all\u00a0spoken word. Deaf Jam premieres on the Emmy(r) Award-winning PBS series\u00a0Independent Lens<\/a> on Thursday,\u00a0November 3, 2011 at 10 PM (check local listings<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Introduced to ASL Poetry at the Lexington School for the Deaf, Aneta, an\u00a0Israeli immigrant high school student living in New York, welcomes the\u00a0chance to perform with “spoken word” poets. Passionate, fearless, and\u00a0expressive, Aneta works hard at her craft and eventually meets Tahani Salah,\u00a0a hearing Palestinian slam poet. The two young women embark on a\u00a0collaboration, creating a pas de deux performance that transcends politics.<\/p>\n

Utilizing high-energy music, animated graphic text, and other innovative\u00a0techniques, Deaf Jam illuminates ASL poetry’s extraordinary potency and\u00a0power. Taking us inside a fascinating and vibrant world where\u00a0self-expression and cultural identity are fiercely pursued, Deaf Jam may\u00a0change the way we think about the non-hearing world forever.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the film, visit the Deaf Jam interactive companion\u00a0website (http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/deaf-jam\/<\/a>), which features\u00a0detailed information on the film, including an interview with the filmmaker\u00a0and links and resources pertaining to the film’s subject matter. The site\u00a0also features a Talkback section where viewers can share their ideas and\u00a0opinions, preview clips of the film, and more.<\/p>\n

About the Filmmakers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Judy Lieff (Producer\/Director)<\/strong> is a dancer, filmmaker, and teacher. She earned her M.F.A. at the California Institute of the Arts. Lieff has produced, directed, and edited many award-winning short dance films. She is a six-time grant recipient for dance\/media projects and has years of experience in both film production and post-production. She began her relationship with the deaf community through the making of an experimental cine-poem, \u201cDuties of My Heart.\u201d The film became a catalyst for four consecutive grants to teach video production workshops she designed for deaf teens. Lieff is also the recipient of a National Dance\/Media fellowship from the Pew Charitable Trusts and two New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) independent film grants.<\/p>\n

Steve Zeitlin (Co-Producer)<\/strong> served as co-producer of From Mambo to Hip Hop, a documentary about the South Bronx funded by ITVS and broadcast on public television across the U.S. as part of Latino Public Broadcasting\u2019s Voces series. He received his Ph.D. in folklore from the University of Pennsylvania, and is the director and co-founder of City Lore, an organization dedicated to the preservation of New York City\u2019s \u2014 and America\u2019s \u2014 living cultural heritage.<\/p>\n

About Independent Lens<\/strong><\/p>\n

Independent Lens is an Emmy\u00ae Award-winning weekly series airing Thursay nights at 10 PM on PBS. The acclaimed anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement, and unflinching visions of their independent producers. Independent Lens features unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history. Presented by the Independent Television Service (ITVS), the series is supported by interactive companion websites and national publicity and community engagement campaigns. Further information about the series is available at http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens<\/a>. Independent Lens is jointly curated by ITVS and PBS; it is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a private corporation funded by the American people, with additional funding provided by PBS and the National Endowment for the Arts. The series producer is Lois Vossen.<\/p>\n

CONTACT Voleine Amilcar, ITVS 415-356-8383 x 244 voleine_amilcar@itvs.org Mary Lugo 770-623-8190 lugo@negia.net Cara White 843-881-1480 cara.white@mac.com<\/p>\n

Source:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.itvs.org\/films\/deaf-jam\/photos-and-press-kit<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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