See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary

See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary is a 2010 feature documentary produced and directed by Hilari Scarl.[1][2] It focuses on the lives of deaf entertainers Bob Hiltermann, TL Forsberg, CJ Jones, and Robert DeMayo and their attempts to cross over to mainstream audiences. These talented entertainers overcome great challenges on their way to personal triumphs and professional success.[3][4]

See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary
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Directed byHilari Scarl
Produced byHilari Scarl
StarringCJ Jones, Robert DeMayo, TL Forsberg, Bob Hiltermann
CinematographyJeff Gatesman
Music byKubilay Uner
Distributed byWorldplay, Inc., Cinedigm
Release dates
  • April 2009 (2009-04) (Newport Beach)
  • March 19, 2010 (2010-03-19)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesASL
English

Reception

The film was cited as a necessary look at the world of deaf performers.[5][6]

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.[2] The film screened in 800 cities in 19 countries and was also part of an exhibit at the New Britain Museum of American Art that focused on deaf culture.[7]

See also

References

  1. See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary
  2. See What I'm Saying official website Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Holcomb, Thomas K. (17 January 2013). Introduction to American Deaf Culture. OUP USA. p. 191. ISBN 978-0-19-977754-9. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. Gertz, Genie; Boudreault, Patrick (5 January 2016). The SAGE Deaf Studies Encyclopedia. SAGE Publications. p. 415. ISBN 978-1-4833-4647-2. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. Catsoulis, Jeanette (2010-04-08). "Deaf, and Trying to Make It in Showbiz". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  6. Barker, Andrew (2010-03-19). "See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary". Variety. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  7. Dunne, Susan (17 February 2018). "Deaf Documentary 'See What I'm Saying' At NBMAA". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 20 February 2021.


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