Deaf Film Companies and Film Makers
"ASL Films is an independent, deaf owned and operated production company for all feature film media. Founded in 2005 by partners Mark Wood and Mindy Moore, ASL Films is committed to creating sophisticated entertainment with an appeal that both inspires and rewards sponsors and audiences alike. At its inception the company made its first mark producing a feature length film, Forget Me Not which was a huge success that earned many raves and encores from all over the country." -Excerpt from ASLFilms.com
"Rustic Lantern is a top-notch deaf and hard of hearing film and video production company located in St. Louis, Missouri. Our team has over 35 years of combined experience in commercial, corporate and entertainment production. We produce films and videos to, first, increase deaf and hard of hearing people's access to media and vital information and, secondly, increase the public's awareness about deaf and hard of hearing. Foucs on different stories of adventure and discovery in genres ranging from comedy, action, romantic, drama, to psychological thrillers that included any Deaf, Hard of hearing and hearing. To our community and its culture." -Excerpt from RLFilms FB
"The Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing have a unique culture comprised of their perspective on a silent world, their interface with the hearing world and their primary means of communication, American Sign Language (ASL). Films, television and video media largely ignore this culture and its special needs to participate in the arts and rarely indicate an understanding of what it means to be culturally deaf. Hearing people are infrequently exposed to this culture and tend to remain uninvolved when they encounter a situation with Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing participants. The Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing are often in a lifestyle of limited resources due to their difficulty in assimilation by the hearing workforce. The intent of Universal Sign Entertainment Inc (USE) is to bring ASL into the mainstream hearing world, first through building comfort among the hearing with communication through sign, followed by piquing their interest in learning ASL in much the same way individuals become interested in learning any foreign language." -Excerpt from Universal Sign Entertainment
Other Notable Deaf Film Makers
- Ann Marie "Jade" Bryan
- Rydrea Walker