Deaf Jam
The Poets (collection)
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1h 10m
Directed by judy lieff • Documentary • With Aneta Besecker, Tahani Salah • 2012 • 70 minutes
Deaf Jam is the story of deaf teen Aneta's bold journey into 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 artists embark on a collaboration creating a new form of slam poetry that speaks to both the hearing and the Deaf.
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