Duties of My Heart

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.

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Genre:

Drama

Duration:

11 minutes

Year:

1997

Director:

Judy Lieff

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Crew:

Director

Poem

Director of Photography

Production Design

Original Music Composer