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

Richard Von Kaenel

Director of Photography

Gail Bennett

Production Design

Greg Edmonson

Original Music Composer

Stephen Cook

Additional Camera

Judy Lieff

Producer

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