

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.
You can stream Duties of My Heart on OVID and Kanopy.
Duties of My Heart was directed by Judy Lieff.
Duties of My Heart runs for 11min, and was released in 1997.
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