Deaf entertainment briefs
Renca Dunn: This is 4 quick Deaf news briefs in entertainment.
The first one is a Deaf actress, Shaylee Mansfield, known for her roles in the movies “Noelle” and “Feel the Beat”, will be starring in a new movie called “13 Minutes.” The director of the movie’s name is Lindsay Gossling. Shaylee’s character’s name is Peyton. The plot is about four different families trying to escape the tornado’s storm within 13 minutes because it is said that is the amount of time you have to get to safety. The movie also stars other known names such as Thora Birch and Amy Smart. On the cover of the movie, you can see Shaylee standing and looking at the tornado coming. We will show you a screenshot from Shaylee’s Instagram:
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The movie comes out in theaters on October 29th then on demand by November 19th.
The second brief is Joey Caverly, a Deaf actor, known for his role on stage with a play called “Tribes.” He made a special appearance in “Only Murders in the Building” TV show on Hulu. His appearance is in episode 7. The series is based on three strangers who share an obsession with true crime then things keep happening. It’s a mystery-comedy kind of show and it stars famous actors such as Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, and Martin Short. Joey’s character’s name is Theo and he sees everything. Episode 7 was released on September 28. You can watch it on Hulu. We will show you a screenshot from Joey’s Instagram:
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The third one is the movie “Cry Macho” directed by Clint Eastwood who is also the main character of this movie. This movie is available on HBO Max. In that movie, it has short scenes that include a hard of hearing actress who is 7 years old named Abiah Martinez who plays the role as a granddaughter of one of the characters in the movie. The plot is about a former rodeo star named Mike (Eastwood) takes a job from his former boss to bring home his son from Mexico.
I read an article by The Gazette, it mentions Abiah’s mother said that Abiah is hard of hearing and they are from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Abiah’s mother saw a casting call by Colorado Hands & Voices that the movie was looking for a deaf Hispanic girl. So, Abiah’s mother decided to audition her daughter and she got the role. In the article, it seems that Abiah had a wonderful experience working with Eastwood and thought that Eastwood was a “fun” and “nice” person.
I personally have watched the movie and saw the short scenes that Abiah appeared. She does not have a character name and is referred as the “granddaughter of Marta” who lives in a small town in Mexico. The two major appearances were when Abiah was sitting down with Mike (Eastwood) and the both of them signed a little bit together. Both of them used American Sign Language.
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The second scene is at the dinner table when Marta (the grandmother) prays. No one is signing and Abiah is looking at her grandmother.
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Those are the noticeable appearances. You can watch the movie on HBO Max.
The fourth one is Wawa, Black Deaf actor and rapper, known for his role in “Black Lighting” TV series and the recent signer for the National Anthem at the Super Bowl, just released a new music album called “Unapologetically____”
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Right now on Spotify, his album has over 20k streams. We connected Wawa’s link in this transcript so you can check out his website and download his album as well. You can also spread the word. Congratulations to Wawa for releasing another successful album.
That’s the four Deaf entertainment news briefs for today!
13 MINUTES: https://screenrant.com/13-minutes-movie-trailer-amy-smart-trace-adkins/
ONLY MURDERERS IN THE BUILDING: https://www.instagram.com/p/CTYcI2vMUBc/
https://feedback.facebook.com/TXHandV/posts/5101235939892064
Article: https://bit.ly/3zSqAjG
Wawa’s Album: https://linktr.ee/wawasworld
Website: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/wawasworld/unapologetically