Deaf Jam

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 threedimensional form of American Sign Language poetry. When Aneta, an Israelborn 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.

Aneta Brodski is first exposed to American Sign Language ASL poetry through an afterschool program at the Lexington School for the Deaf in Queens. Aneta is an Israeli immigrant, and unlike many of her classmates, was born to an alldeaf family. She is dedicated to the study ASL poetry, and by the end of the first year, has begun to master the threedimensional form and cultivate a strong poetic voice.The following year, when the program expands its scope and moves to a space shared with Urban Word, an organization at the forefront of the youth spoken word movement, Aneta becomes interested in performing her poetry for hearing audiences. She competes for a spot on the Urban Word slam team, an unprecedented move for a member of the deaf community. Although Aneta is proud of her deafness, she explains that she does not wish to be defined by it, but would like to have the opportunity to express herself in spheres beyond the deaf community. ........

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