See What I'm Saying - Gala and contest news from Hilari Scarl

See What I'm Saying
The Deaf Entertainers Documentary

DVD distribution by New Video!

Join our Red Carpet Gala at Universal Studios

February 20th at 7pm

CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

See What I'm Saying follows four deaf entertainers:
an actor, comic, singer and drummer
as they attempt to crossover to mainstream audiences.

Red Carpet Gala DVD Launch and Awards

Universal Studios

February 20th

7PM

Sponsored by Sprint Relay

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TICKETS here at

www.itsmyseat.com/SWIS

Come celebrate our DVD launch by New Video at Universal Studios.

Universal Globe Theater

Walk the red carpet with our celebrity guests, judges and industry supporters from DreamWorks, MGM, Sony, Universal, Nickelodeon and dozens of independent production companies and artists.

Be the first to watch our blooper's reel, deleted scenes and additional performances all on our DVD bonus features, all fully captioned!

Enjoy live entertainment:

World-class magician Krystyn Lambert
CJ Jones and Bob Hiltermann - together!

TL Forsberg
Rosa Lee
Special musical guests with deaf performers

Celebrate our Sprint Short Film Contest Winners:

See the winning films and awards ceremony. Please see below for our winners.

Universal Interior

The DVD is now available for pre-order!! Please order from the link on our website to help support the film: DVD Orders Here

Our DVD is 90 minutes plus 84 minutes of bonus features and extras - all open captioned - including additional performances not seen in the film, deleted scenes, additional interviews with other deaf entertainers and more.

DVD only available in the U.S. and Canada at the moment. We will have international DVD sales available soon.

If you would like the license the DVD for a screening, fundraiser, school or group showing, please contact Hilari Scarl at email below.

You watched, you voted, and here are your winners:

GRAND PRIZE
Melissa Kielbus
Rochester, NY
"Can You See What I'm Saying?"

SECOND PRIZE
Eddie Buck
Collegeville, PA
"Inspiration"

SEE WHAT I'M SAYING AWARD
Bao Ly
Simi Valley, CA
"Awaken"

MINI COMPETITION PRIZE WINNER
Paul Lucas
New York, NY
"Dis-Oriented"
(Even though this film received the most votes, it was disqualified due to some minor profanity.
Great job in getting 5851 votes with your amazing social networking skills!)

Congratulations to all of our prize winners. I received many nice notes from the participants. Here is one re-printed with permission:

I just wanted to say thanks for the opportunity... even through the ups & downs, it was actually fun. I thought you ran a fine contest and I wanted to say you made a hell of a lot of people aware of something I actually never gave a thought about until SWIS. Thanks for making me and tens of thousands of people aware.

Best wishes,

Stu

UPCOMING SCREENINGS - PLEASE HELP US!

These are the LAST of our mainstream commercial screenings. Let's show Hollywood that you WANT open captioned films in movie theaters! Please forward to friends in these cities:

AMC SCREENINGS - January 25-26

Please check the theater a few days before for matinee/evening showtimes.

Kansas City, MO AMC Parkway 14 - 8600 Ward Parkway.

Dallas, TX AMC Grapevine 30 - 3150 Grapevine Mills Pkwy. Grapevine, TX 76051 Omaha, NE AMC Oak View 24 - 3555 South 140th Plaza.

Atlanta, GA AMC Parkway Pointe 15 - 3101 Cobb Parkway.

San Francisco, CA AMC Loews Metreon 16 - 1014th Street.

Santa Clara, CA AMC Mercado 20 - 3111 Mission College Blvd.

ADDITIONAL SCREENINGS

February 24, 2011

Vancouver, WA

6:00PM - Washington School for the Deaf - Skyview High School Auditorium. Tickets - $10 to benefit ASL Performing Arts Series.

1300 NW 139th Street, Vancouver, WA 98685

March 4, 2011

College of the Canyons, CA

Details coming soon.

March 22, 2011

Charlottesville, VA

7:00PM University of Virginia - ASL Program. Details coming soon.

April 2011

Jerusalem, Israel

Reframing Reality Film Festival. Details coming soon.

April 2, 2011

Jackson, MS

Mississippi School of the Deaf with Hilari and CJ. Details coming soon.

April 8, 2011

Fremont, CA

California School for the Deaf - 7pm. CSD's Little Theater, 39350 Gallaudet Drive, Fremont, CA 94538

April 9, 2011

Fremont, CA

California School for the Deaf - 1pm. CSD's Little Theater, 39350 Gallaudet Drive, Fremont, CA 94538

April 9, 2011

Portland, OR

Details coming soon.

April 29, 2011

Winsted, CT

Northwestern Connecticut Community College. Details coming soon

Thank you to Sprint Relay for being our title sponsor and your generous support by helping us spread the news about deaf entertainers, open captions and creativity through inclusion.

As our journey with See What I'm Saying starts to wind down in 2011, please keep an eye out for my next project which will hopefully be announced this summer - buy lots of DVD's so I can continue! It has been an amazing four-year ride.

See you on the red carpet!

Much love,

Hilari Scarl

Director/Producer

See What I'm Saying