at R/C Reading Movies 11 & IMAX in downtown Reading. The series is planned for the third
Wednesday of every month and will focus on independent and local films that audiences in the Greater
Reading area may not have an opportunity to view on the big screen otherwise.
In Deaf Jam, Aneta Brodski seizes the day. She is a Deaf teen introduced to American Sign Language (ASL) Poetry, who then boldly enters the spoken word slam scene. In a wondrous twist, Aneta, an Israeli immigrant living in the Queens section of New York City, eventually meets Tahani, a hearing Palestinian slam poet. The two young women embark on a hearing/deaf collaboration, a performance duet that is a metaphor for the complex realities they share.
Deaf Jam aims to revitalize this unique and endangered art form. Taking us inside a fascinating and vibrant world where self - expression and cultural identity are fiercely pursued, Deaf Jam may change the way we think about the non - hearing world forever. It provides a vehicle for empowering Deaf youth, and expands the social images of the Deaf community.
http://www.berksarts.org/hidden-river-film-initiative.aspx
Here is the film website:
http://www.deafjam.org/
