Among the highlights of the short film categories at last year's Urbanworld Film Festival in NYC wa a short making the festival rounds worldwide, "White Space." Written and directed by poet & writer Maya Washington, the film follows the inner life of a deaf man as he makes his debut at a popular open-mic night and hopes that the language of his heart can emancipate the inner voice and transcend the white space between a hearing audience and a deaf man's soul. Produced by Freddy F. Hakimi, "White Space" stars actor Ryan T. Lane, actor/comedian, CJ Jones (an oft-consulted advocate for the deaf whom most may remember from the...
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