''See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary'' is a 2009 feature documentary produced and directed by
Hilari Scarl.
[See What I'm Saying official website]
It focuses on the lives of
deaf
Deafness has varying definitions in cultural and medical contexts. In medical contexts, the meaning of deafness is hearing loss that precludes a person from understanding spoken language, an audiological condition. In this context it is written ...
entertainers
Bob Hiltermann
Bob Hiltermann is a German-born deaf actor and drummer for Beethoven's Nightmare. He appeared in the film '' Children of a Lesser God'' and portrays Walter Novak on the television drama ''All My Children''. Hiltermann is one of the subjects of
...
,
TL Forsberg
TL Forsberg (born 8 September in Nova Scotia, Canada) is a Canadian hard of hearing singer, songwriter and actress. She is a graduate of George Brown Theatre School, Forsberg performed as the singer/front person for the band KRIYA which open ...
,
CJ Jones
CJ Jones (born 1949 or 1950) is an American actor. He is one of the subjects of '' See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary'' (2009). Jones made his feature film debut with Edgar Wright's '' Baby Driver'' (2017), in which he portray ...
, and
Robert DeMayo
Robert DeMayo is a deaf American actor, educator, and ASL translator. He is one of the subjects of '' See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary'' (2009) who the New York Times called "staggeringly talented." He has also acted in the ...
and their attempts to cross over to mainstream audiences. These talented entertainers overcome great challenges on their way to personal triumphs and professional success.
Reception
The film was cited as a necessary look at the world of deaf performers.
The film won awards at five film festivals (Newport Beach, Philadelphia International, Jury Award at the DC Deaf Film Festival Jury, World Deaf Cinema and Perspektiva Moscow Film Festival) was an Official Selection at dozens of other film festivals.
[ The film screened in 800 cities in 19 countries and was also part of an exhibit at the ]New Britain Museum of American Art
The New Britain Museum of American Art is an art museum in New Britain, Connecticut. Founded in 1903, it is the first museum in the country dedicated to American art.
A total of 72,000 visits were made to the museum in the year ending June 30, 20 ...
that focused on deaf culture.
See also
*List of films featuring the deaf and hard of hearing
There is a body of films that feature the Deafness, deaf and hard of hearing. The ''Encyclopedia of Film Themes, Settings and Series'' wrote, "The world of the deaf has received little attention in film. Like blindness... it has been misused as a ...
References
External links
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* http://www.seewhatimsayingmovie.com
American documentary films
2009 films
Documentary films about deaf people
Documentary films about actors
Deaf culture in the United States
Films with screenplays by Dalan Musson
2000s American films
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