i directed & shot it myself.
check this music video in american sign language. i shot & directed it. jessica continenza edited it. aaron drake is the composer. erik call is the gaffer & digital colorist. nyke did the performance & wrote original lyrics. enjoy.
ryan commerson, wayne betts, braam jordaan, dirksen bauman (and well, me...) were the key players of a short film entitled, “gallaudet.” unfortunately, it hasn’t been released online yet for all to see, but it was indeed a fantastic film for myself as a deaf individual to watch. it had the essence of humanity with splashes of american sign language as it should be indeed told. and not only that, it showed a glimpse of how gallaudet university surpassed the world-- one of the most resourceful places in the world in the viewpoint of language and the brain.
there was an hour long presentation at the premiere emphasizing how important gallaudet was to the world in terms of using american sign language, amongst other things that we could be advanced in. ben bahan, melissa malzkuhn, laurene simms, ryan commerson, dirksen bauman, hansel bauman was among those who were involved in this presentation to an audience of 150 people at the Atlas Theatre on H street, only blocks away from Gallaudet University. It was indeed a night of truths to remember-- something that we, the deaf and hard of community, must never forget, and completely give it full recognition.
the point for the film to be shown was to raise the bar, and wake us all up. we must recognize that we are indeed important people of the world, not just a group of people who need help and support and be left in isolation together. no. indeed not. this is the new frame of thinking: we are hot and awesome. 