Among the highlights of the short film categories at last year's Urbanworld Film Festival in NYC wa a short making the festival rounds worldwide, "White Space." Written and directed by poet & writer Maya Washington, the film follows the inner life of a deaf man as he makes his debut at a popular open-mic night and hopes that the language of his heart can emancipate the inner voice and transcend the white space between a hearing audience and a deaf man's soul. Produced by Freddy F. Hakimi, "White Space" stars actor Ryan T. Lane, actor/comedian, Cj Jones (an oft-consulted advocate for the deaf whom most may remember from the...
- 9/2/2014
- by Curtis Caesar John
- ShadowAndAct
Among the highlights of the short film categories at this week’s Urbanworld Film Festival in NYC is a short making the festival rounds worldwide, White Space. Written and directed by poet & writer Maya Washington, the film follows the inner life of a deaf man as he makes his debut at a popular open-mic night and hopes that the language of his heart can emancipate the inner voice and transcend the white space between a hearing audience and a deaf man's soul. Produced by Freddy F. Hakimi, White Space stars actor Ryan T. Lane, actor/comedian, Cj Jones (an oft-consulted advocate for the deaf whom most may remember from the ‘A Word in Edgewise’ episode of A...
- 9/18/2012
- by Curtis Caesar John
- ShadowAndAct
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