Directed by Joel Fendelman • Documentary • 2024 • 90 minutes
Crafted with empathy, a hyper-real reporting lens and skillfully lush cinematography, North Putnam depicts a year in the life of a rural Indiana school district and the community it serves. Multiple storylines intersect, culminating in a narrative about the interdependence between public education and community development.
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Band of Sisters
Directed by Joel Fendelman • Documentary • 2004 • 7 minutes
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Deaf Jam
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Duties of My Heart
Directed by judy lieff • Documentary • With Terrylene Sacchetti • 1997 • 10 minutes
Duties of My Heart is a poetic fusion of American Sign Language, contemporary dance, and spoken word that explores the emotional depth of communication across silence and sound. Drawing inspiration from the exper...
