Duties of My Heart
11 mins
A hybrid short film that merges American Sign Language, contemporary dance, and poetry to tell a deeply personal story about expression, resilience, and the emotional weight of language. Drawing visual inspiration from the experimental dance films of the 1940s, the piece centers a Deaf protagonist whose inner world is revealed not through words, but through movement.
Judy Lieff
Director
Barbara Barg
Poem
Richard Von Kaenel
Director of Photography
Gail Bennett
Production Design
Greg Edmonson
Original Music Composer
Stephen Cook
Additional Camera
Judy Lieff
Producer
Judy Lieff
Editor