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Ramadan Mubarak! Here is a poem by Jalaluddin Rumi, which was originally written in Persian, translated to English, and now performed in American Sign Language. The poem is found in Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi (written around the 1240s CE) and translated to English by Nevit Ergin. I tried my best to translate it to ASL to make it easier for deaf audiences to understand and follow!
Be sure to check out a few of my new ASL poetry reels on Instagram! You should totally like my page @Sabina_England and receive notifications for my forthcoming reels! I absolutely love, love, love making videos and sharing some beautiful poetry with you and put a big smile on your face!
Thrilled to finally share another new videopoem with you all!
"Hymn to the Nile" was a sacred hymn from more than 4,000 years ago. The Nile River was deeply sacred and very important to the ancient Egyptian people. They prayed to various deities for blessings and for bountiful flooding from the Nile River. I DO NOT CLAIM TO BE AN EXPERT ON ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CULTURE. My video is NOT meant for educational purposes, it is for entertainment only! Ancient Egypt is one of my favorite topics to read and discuss, I have always been fascinated by the history. I took some liberty with English translation to make the first few lines of the hymn more clear and easier for both deaf and hearing audiences to understand and enjoy. ***Forthcoming PERFORMANCE at Deaf Muslim Expo in Chicago on October 8, 2022! More info coming soon*** Thank you for watching! http://www.SabinaEngland.com http://www.instagram.com/Sabina_England http://www.twitter.com/SabinaEngland http://www.facebook.com/SabinaEngland StayING HOME ON SATURDAY NIGHT? COME HANG OUT WITH ME AND DISCUSS SIGN LANGUAGE IN POETRY FOR FILM!2/24/2021
Are you staying home on Saturday night? If so, please don't forget to watch my presentation, screening and then interact with me on Zoom to ask me questions and discuss sign language, poetry, and filmmaking 💖💘😘
I will speak with my voice but I also plan to sign and type in chat. Date: February 27, 2021 Time: 7PM Central Time Zone (8pm Eastern Time Zone, 5pm Pacific Time Zone) Location: VIRTUAL AND ZOOM Tickets are PAY WHAT YOU CAN, with $1 Fee at the checkout. All proceeds go to Public Poetry in Houston, Texas that helps promote poetry and outreach to the public. BUY TICKETS HERE!  Hey everyone! I will do a presentation on sign language in POETRY and FILM for the REEL Poetry Film Festival, which is entirely ONLINE. I will be on ZOOM.
The festival starts on Wednesday, and my event is on Saturday, Feb 27. I WILL ALSO DROP A BRAND-NEW SHORT POEM VIDEO ON THAT NIGHT THAT NOBODY HAS SEEN! IT HAS GORGEOUS NEW MUSIC WITH STUNNING VISUALS!!!! You can buy a ticket (any price you can pay) and interact with me, ask me questions, etc... I hope to see some of you... PROGRAM INFO: http://www.publicpoetry.net/#SE TICKETS: https://publicpoetry.ticketspice.com/reelpoetryhoustontx2021 I am excited to announce that I have been asked to be a curator and presenter for the 2021 REELPoetry Film Festival which is based in Houston, Texas! What an incredible opportunity. However, due to the ongoing pandemic, the festival will be held virtually instead of in person in Houston. I will present a series of my own works, alongside a curated series of poetry videos by other artists that I will curate. More info will come soon. Be sure to tuned in! Festival will be held online on February 24-28, 2021.   We Are Moving Stories, a fantastic website that focuses on women filmmakers, interviewed me and asked me a few questions about making Deaf Brown Gurl and why I wanted to make it.
Read the interview here and be sure to like / follow We Are Moving Stories on social media!
My short Navajo-ASL poetry video, Wild Whispers: New Mexico, which I performed, filmed, and edited, was screened at Swindon International Poetry Festival in Swindon, England today. It was part of a large poetry film collaborative project spearheaded by Elephant's Footprint, with funding from Arts Council of England. Here are some tweets below about the event.
I was given an award by the jury panel at Lady Filmmakers Film Festival for my sign-language short poetry film Deaf Brown Gurl. It was selected as a Jury Award. I was flabbergasted and floored but I feel so incredibly lucky and proud. I love to make movies and it always feels so good to receive some sort of validation from a group of industry professionals who have worked in Hollywood for many years.
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