From the film's description at Cinema St. Louis. From director Hilari Scarl, the 108-minute documentary will screen Saturday, Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. You can see the fully captioned trailer here.“See What I’m Saying” takes a revealing look at deaf entertainers, allowing audiences a peek inside the vibrant world of deaf culture.
The film follows the journeys of four extraordinary deaf entertainers over the course of a single year: Robert DeMayo, an actor who is homeless despite having taught at such prestigious schools as Julliard; C.J. Jones, a comic famous in the deaf community but still striving to break into the mainstream; Bob Hiltermann, the drummer for the all-deaf rock band Beethoven’s Nightmare; and T.L. Forsberg, a singer blessed with a beautiful voice even though she is severely hard of hearing.
USA Today writes: “Scarl has captured the humor, heartbreak and pathos of a world we once viewed only from the outside, if at all. This is a community that has been waiting to be heard, and ‘See What I’m Saying’ allows the viewer to do just that. And you won’t soon forget what they’ve said.”
