MANNY ASL: The DVD is here!

Manny Hernandez is one of our most renowned American Sign Language (ASL) storytellers of our time. He shares with us thirteen of his classic stories, which have delighted audiences all over the world since 1988.

Text translations in English are available on the DVD for the signing-impaired. The stories add up to a total of 43 minutes. Extras include an additional 42 minutes of story outtakes, a 9-minute interview with Manny Hernandez, a 5-minute interview with Raymond Luczak, and a few surprises. (Yes, it has seven Easter eggs, but we're not telling you how to find them. We wouldn't want to spoil the fun, would we?) The DVD was shot on various locations around New York City.

Stills from each of the 13 stories are available here.

Over 100 minutes of ASL!

STORIES | OUTTAKES
BEHIND THE STORIES | A FEW SIGNS
EASTER EGGS

STORIES
1. Introduction
2. Friends
3. Baseball
4. The Pipe
5. Soccer
6. Manny Tyson
7. The Pinky Ring
8. Sprint
9. Camping Trip
10. Manny McEnroe
11. Touchdown
12. Opera
13. Basketball
14. F-14

43 minutes. Silent.

OUTTAKES
1. Friends
2. The Pipe
3. The Pinky Ring
4. Sprint
5. Camping Trip #1
6. Camping Trip #2
7. Opera
8. F-14 #1
9. F-14 #2
10. F-14 #3

42 minutes. Silent.

BEHIND THE STORIES
1. On learning ASL
2. On sound
3. On "The Pipe"
4. On the cinematics of ASL
5. On "Friends"
6. On sports
7. On "The Pinky Ring"
8. On "Opera"
9. On my influences
10. On Raymond Luczak

9 minutes. Silent.

A FEW SIGNS WITH RAYMOND LUCZAK
The director talks about his background and how he feels about ASL as a means of expression and as a literary form.

5 minutes. Silent.

EASTER EGGS
Did you really think we'd tell you how to find seven of them hidden on the DVD? No. Happy hunting!

8 minutes total. Silent.

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