The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina England

REMINDER!! I PERFORM THIS SATURDAY!!!
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan   MUSIC + POETRY + SIGN LANGUAGE May 18th, 2013 /// 8PM    watch me and Loren D. perform @ Westgate Lofts (((ON THE ROOF))) 410 N. Jefferson St. Louis, MO 63103 $20 (Cover) ///  $15 Online be sure to "LIKE" and support us on Facebook!!! Sabina England Loren D.  St. Louis Fringe Festival
Tue, May 14 2013

DESDE BOLIVIA... en Español (From Bolivia, in Spanish)
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan Aquí es un articulo sobre me, escrito por un amigo en Bolivia, América del Sur. Estoy muy feliz porque tengo mucho respeto por los y las Bolivian@s. También, tengo mucho interés en las muchas culturas de Bolivia y la historia del país. Deseo que yo tendré un oportunidad a viajar a Bolivia y realizar un cortometraje creativo con los y las sordos, y los y las indÃ...
Wed, May 01 2013

NEW SHOW /// SPOKEN WORD /// SLAM POETRY
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan i’m here, but i’m not here. i exist, but i don’t exist. alone in the world i stare out at people i can’t join in because i can’t understand. ---an excerpt from my new poem, DEAF BROWN GURL, which I will perform at the Haberdashery Revue NEW SHOW COMING!   MAY 18TH, 2013 Westgate Lofts 410 N. Jefferson St, Downtown St. Louis, MO  8PM $15/$20 (Bu...
Fri, Apr 19 2013

connect with me online
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan I've realized that I really don't post my creative writings on the net anymore because I've been more interested in performing live on the stage, and editing / shooting / uploading short films to the Net.  However, I am considering bringing back Urdustan on the market, but I will add 2 or 3 more new stories to the collection and I will change the front cover! And I'...
Tue, Apr 16 2013

INTO THE WOODS LOVE IS DEATH (Re-Uploaded)
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan INTO THE WOODS LOVE IS DEATH /// short experimental 1:37 min long HD short film edited / shot / performed by moi, mu$ic by Project Marv „, A MIX OF ASL POETRY ‘N’ FLOWERS. RE-UPLOADED TODAY. //// watch in 1080 HD I dwell in the beauty of the world, but my heart still hurts. Love is like going into the darkness of the woods… one can wander amongst the be...
Wed, Apr 03 2013

Of Winter's Beauty (short film)
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan I shot this film before I left for India. Be sure to watch "Of Winter's Beauty" in HD. Winter is a time of beauty and solitude...and the woods covered with snow, is a place for lonely souls.  Shot / Edited / Performed by Sabina England. Shot with Canon Vixia HF M40 (HD), edited in Sony Vegas Pro 11. "Like" me on Facebook Subscribe to my Youtube channel Check ...
Tue, Apr 02 2013

reminder: big show tomorrow!
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan Ahooooo we have a big show tomorrow night!! Our show is inspired by the fusion of music 'n' storytelling from Asian cultures, most especially Mother India!!! I will perform a character based on a puppet doll from Rajasthan... my performance will be a mixture of mime 'n' dance, accompanied with music by Lux Ascension. Musical instruments include...
Tue, Mar 26 2013

reminder: new show on Thursday
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan New show coming on Thursday. I will perform a character based on a puppet doll from Rajasthan, India. My stage performance will be a mixture of mime and dance, accompanied with music by Lux Ascension. Musical instruments include: hammered dulcimer, Turkish bouzouki, Djeme (West African drum), and Native American flute. I am the only deaf performer who will appear at t...
Tue, Mar 19 2013

new show coming next week!
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan (photo: Sabina England, in costume for the forthcoming show)  I have a new show coming with Lux Ascension, @ The Paragon, on March 21st, 2013. We will be part of the "Raw ART: GENERATIONS" show. I will perform a mixture of mime and dance, accompanied with music by Lux Ascension. Musical instruments include hammered dulcimer and Native American fluent. There will als...
Fri, Mar 15 2013

update on my documentary from India
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan I have returned from a very short trip to Patna, Bihar, India (where my family is from). While there, I had been busy with a family wedding and also shooting film footage for my upcoming mini-documentary.  I wanted to let you guys know that I've decided to make a mini-documentary, which is a mix of a personal memoir and documentary. It's yet untitled, but it's bas...
Tue, Mar 12 2013

Allah Earth (Short Film)
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan Here is my new short film called Allah Earth, which I shot, performed and filmed in Costa Rica. Please watch in 1080 HD and closed captioning is available for Deaf folks who don't know ASL. An ASL poem devoted to Allah, inspired by Earth during my time in Costa Rica. I was in awe of Earth's beauty while I was in Costa Rica, and it made me feel so close to Allah an...
Fri, Feb 22 2013

check out one of my stories in a forthcoming book!
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan One of my short stories is being published in From One Sphere to Another , a book curated by Dustin David Pickering, a great poet based in Houston, TX. There will be 2 Book Release Parties coming up. Stay tuned to my Facebook page for event details.  Get a copy of this book, check out my story, and some other great poems, and stories by other fantastic writers and p...
Fri, Feb 08 2013

D.E.A.F
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan D.E.A.F (Deep Enigmatic Audist Force) written by Sabina England, 2013 Dedicated to my childhood self, my teenaged self, and to my current self. blackness stillness nothing in the air world quiet everywhere, streets bursting full of people walking, running, talking voices echoing across their sounds become motionless meaningless the world stands still silence. my...
Thu, Jan 10 2013

Year End Round-Up 2012!
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan Newtopia Magazine  asked me and other artists / writers how the year 2012 had turned out. Personally for me, the year was filled with many wonderful and tragic things. I had a great opportunity working with other artists and musicians, but I've also had some bad moments through-out the year. You can check out my response. I wish everyone Happy Holidays and a Gr...
Tue, Dec 18 2012

Poema 15 (short film)
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan ¡Ve en HD! (Watch in HD) El video es sobre el poema del chileno Pablo Neruda. El poema cuenta la historia del amor incondicional. El mensaje es: "te amo, pero no me amas a mí pero todavía te amo." Entiendo el mensaje del poema profundamente porque me duele mucho el corazón roto. Soy sorda y quería realizar un poema español en ASL (Lengua de signos americana, d...
Tue, Nov 20 2012

नमाज़ की उदासी (short film)
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan Salaams. I have created a new short film called नमाज़ की उदासी , featuring music from Mother India (1957). The themes in the film were heavily inspired by Persona (1966), one of my favourite films. Namaz Ki Udasi (the Romanized title in Hindi) explores the inner dynamics of a relationship between two women, or rather one woman's inner self. I h...
Tue, Oct 30 2012

URDUSTAN IS OFF THE MARKET
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan ATTENTION: URGENT!!!  DEAR FRIENDS, FANS, ENEMIES, AND EX-LOVERS:  Assalamu Alaykium.    I would like to inform you that my book Urdustan: A Collection of Short Stories, is no longer available on the market. I have pulled it off Lulu, so you cannot purchase a copy anywhere or elsewhere. Tal vez, maybe, I will sell copies from my own house. Stay tuned to my Fac...
Wed, Oct 10 2012

Transcending Womanity
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan Transcending Womanity Sabina England I don’t know how to be woman. I don’t know how to be soft and feminine. I don’t know how to smile or giggle. I don’t know how to walk in high heels. I feel like a human stick, with no trance of feminity. I don’t feel
Wed, Oct 03 2012

Checkpoint Soldier
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan I wrote this play based on checkpoints that I've read about all over the world. Whether it's in the West Bank or Gaza, Indian-administered Kashmir, the Texas-Mexico border, or the checkpoints in apartheid-era South Africa, people were and are still being denied their basic human right to safe migration and mobility. The incident in this play was based on actual events...
Tue, Sep 18 2012

MUSLIM RAGE - Muslim Raging Hardcore! Islamic HxC for LIFE
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan Yesterday, when I saw the now-infamous Newsweek front cover "Muslim Rage," I found myself laughing so hard. Why? Because I thought these "angry Muslim men" looked like they were thrashing in a mosh pit at a HxC (hardcore) show... so I photoshopped the cover and now you have MUSLIM RAGE HXC... FOR LIFE.  VIEW THE ORIGINAL COVER  #UptheTaqx #Taqwacores #Jiha...
Tue, Sep 18 2012

Priya Estrella
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan Priya Estrella by Sabina England, 2012 last night at community college i sat in a free spanish class.   we studied spanish for 2  hours.   we spoke, we wrote, we chanted en español for 1 hour. then we had a break. during the break i talked to a bunch of women. all of them, my age, in our mid-to-late 20s. all of them, they were already married with 1 or more...
Fri, Sep 14 2012

Kama Cama
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan Kama Cama Written by Sabina England, 2012 Deep in the woodsinside the shackthe windblows the door openviolently el sol bursts through, the moon thumps inside, the thin crescent gleams, a new month is born. Our stayon Mother Earthends at this moment.The room fills with kamaas we lay en la camahe uncover the tinand rub the kumkum on my browI raise my feetthe ank...
Wed, Sep 12 2012

Poem of a Lonely Soul
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan Poem of A Lonely $oul Sabina England El hombre seated in my heart in the lotus position holding jasmine in his hands whispering sweet Spanish nothings into my deaf ears delicately. Darling I can’t hear you I softly weeped I would suck on your moist lips while I slid my fingers into you, he signed in ASL to me. I blushed hera ram I just ate an avocado Raw, from ...
Fri, Sep 07 2012

TOTALLY RADICAL MUSLIMS zine is now out!!!
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan TOTALLY RADICAL MUSLIMS zine is now out!!! Issue #1... GET YOUR COPY!! My free verse/ rap poetry piece 'THE ISLAMOFASCISTS' is published in this zine. I have a few free copies to hand out   GET A COPY BEFORE IT'S $OLD OUT
Wed, Aug 29 2012

Love and Death in Al Madinah
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan Al Masjid Al Nabawi (The Prophet's Mosque), in Al-Madinah, photo by Noushad "Love and Death in Al-Madinah" is the sixth story in Urdustan (get a copy!). I wrote this story for a man that I deeply love and utterly loathe at the same time. This is a fictional love story written straight from the heart. "Love and Death in Al-Madinah" is a spiritual love story set in
Wed, Aug 22 2012

I wanted to be WHITE
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, I WANTED TO BE WHITE... I hated being Indian and brown because I thought we were inferior, filthy and backward. My piece "Ugly Beautiful/Brown White..." has been published on The Untitled Mag. I performed this piece at Yoni Ki Baat festival in San Francisco a few months ago.
Mon, Aug 13 2012

new demo reel (video)
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan here is my demo reel of all my live performances in early 2012. Available in 1080 HD
Mon, Aug 06 2012

At the Smoothie Shop
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan At the Smoothie Shop written by Sabina England, 2012 There was just a shooting and a bombing in Norway today. I bet Muslims did it. They’re such fucked up people. My friend, Kim, said that to me as we walked into the smoothie shop. She held the door open for me and I stopped to look at her. What? I repeated, searching for a hint of humor in her face. ...
Mon, Jul 30 2012

The Lady of Lake Superior
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan Vishnu Sahasranama ("The Thousands Names of Vishnu"), c. 1690 "The Lady of Lake Superior" is the fifth story in Urdustan (get a copy!). "The Lady of Lake Superior" is a supernatural/fantasy story about an Indian immigrant's friendship with a supernatural creature. I don't wanna tell you what it is, because then I'd ruin the surprise f...
Tue, Jul 24 2012

Broken Pakistani Heart
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan TIME Magazine: the bloody, violent Partition of India. October 27, 1947 "Broken Pakistani Heart" is the first story in Urdustan (get a copy!). I am Indian, and I am Muslim. When I was a little girl, I went through a phase when I thought we were Hindu. Why? Because being surrounded by Indians most of whom were Hindu, I assumed we were Hindu. We looked ...
Mon, Jun 11 2012

magazine interviews scanned for yer reading pleasure...
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan I'm featured here in the Spring 2012 issue of Visual Artbeat magazine (based out of Salzburg, Austria) and I'm also interviewed in the Spring 2012 issue of Harbinger Asylum, a DIY zine based in Houston, Texas. Thanks to Dustin David Pickering! You can purchase The Harbinger Asylum for just $2, or if you see me around, I'll give you a copy. Peace!
Mon, Mar 12 2012

I am in KISS-FIST magazine
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan Hello, I have been featured in the latest issue of Kiss-Fist (Issue #10). My beautiful photo and spread can be found on page 34-35. Checkkk it out :)
Sun, Jan 22 2012

New Interview with me for Fempire Fandom
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan Fempire Fandom is a website devoted to the Fempire, a group of female screenwriters, including Diablo Cody. They asked for an interview. We talked about my dream of making my next film in Africa and being a deaf filmmaker, and who are some of my favourite filmmakers and screenwriters. P.S here's some BONUS TRIVIA
Wed, Dec 28 2011

116 Troll Magnet
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan I've constantly been attacked by trolls on the Internet, so I thought it would be cool to assemble a bunch of the most common (and yet the most ridiculously absurd) attack phrases that I've gotten from trolls. I am ugly, I am fat, I am a slut, I am a dumb bitch, I am not really deaf, I am a terrorist, I am a Nazi, I am just like a dictator. So, I wanted to use a Meme-...
Fri, Nov 25 2011

Brussels, Brussels
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan A blogger from Brussels, Jean-Marc, was awesome enough to write about me on his blog. Thank you for the shout-out!
Thu, Oct 20 2011

MUSLIM WOMAN IN YOUR FACE!! new interview with me
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan New interview with me for Muslimah American.
Tue, Aug 02 2011

new interview with me, for Popmatters
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan Thanks to David Ensminger for interviewing me for Popmatters! Here, we talk about Deafness, Islamophobia, racism, feminism, and of course, PUNK ROCK. READ THE INTERVIEW HERE.
Thu, Jul 14 2011

please vote for me for Campus Progress/Colorlines contest...
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan Go to Campus Progress/Colorlines’ Youtube page and scroll down the page and vote for “VelmaSabina” (that is me), I made a speech in ASL (American Sign Language) discussing how I work to advance conversation on race and racism. If I win, I get a free trip to Washington DC and give a speech about conversation on race. Please vote for me! I have sooo much stuff to say bu...
Sun, May 22 2011

YO TORONTO!
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan Yo Toronto, thanks for a great screening. Had great feedback from people in the audience who loved Wedding Night (my film)!!! Met some truly talented, extraordinary deaf filmmakers, saw lots of cool films from all over the world -- my favourite screenings were I'm Deaf and I Didn't Know from France, Beyond Essays from USA, and Words from India. I made some amazing new...
Mon, May 16 2011

my film has been selected to show at 2 film festivals
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan My short film, Wedding Night, has been chosen to screen at Indian Film Festival in New York City (May 4-8, 2011) and Toronto International DEAF Film and Arts Festival (May 12-15, 2011) in Toronto, Canada. I am very happy and I look forward to attending Indian Film Festival and TIDFAF. I hope to meet some cool filmmakers, producers, studio executives, and whoever else...
Thu, Apr 14 2011

new interview with me for 8 Asians!
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan 8Asians interviews me for the Working APA Actor series.
Wed, Apr 13 2011

new interview with me for The Scavenger
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan Here is an interview with me for The Scavenger, which is a feminist website based out of Australia. Many thanks to one of my pals, Tiara the Merch Girl, for making it happen. .
Tue, Nov 23 2010

hear me "speak" on podcast with Dubai Eye!
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan Many thanks to Alexander McNabb for setting up an interview with me for Dubai Eye (a radio show in Dubai). Of course, it's actually NOT me speaking, since I am Deaf and cannot hear. An actress has spoken my answers on air. Listen to the podcast. The actress did a good job conveying my attitude, no? ;-) .
Mon, Oct 04 2010

over 1,000 signatures & 40,000 video views for John T....
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan I have gathered over 1,000 signatures on two separate petitions (link and link) -- as of this time, I have 1,145 signatures. I also received over 40,000 views on my video "Deaf Native American man killed by cops!" It's good many, many people out there care about social justice for Deaf & Native American people. I'm glad the First Nations & Native Am...
Thu, Sep 16 2010

New Interview with Sabina England for "Don't Hear, Listen"
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan Thanks to Natalie Hamingson for the great intervew/article on Sabina England. Please check this out. .
Fri, Sep 10 2010

Protest the killing of a Deaf Native American Man who was...
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan Hello, everyone. Last week, a Deaf Native American man, John T. Williams, was murdered by a Seattle cop. You can read more on the petition I've created. I've also made a video (which is in ASL, closed captioning is also available). Please watch my video and sign the petition. Pass the link to all Native Americans, Deaf people, and anyone else who cares about social ju...
Mon, Sep 06 2010

a very important announcement
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan A hearty congratulations to Kathryn Bigelow, the first woman in the history of Academy Awards to win an Oscar for BEST DIRECTOR. She also snagged BEST PICTURE for The Hurt Locker. I would like to announce a big project. This year, I will write, direct and produce my first professional film --  a 15 minute short film-- which I hope to get shown at American film festiv...
Mon, Mar 08 2010

a new interview with me is online now!
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan Thanks to Tanzila Ahmed for conducting this interview with me for the Taqwacores Zine!! Please check out the interview.
Mon, Jan 11 2010

61 Gone Back 2 India
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan photo taken by me in summer 2003 My grandmother had recently gone back to India this week. She'll be going back to her village in Bihar (which is bordered with Nepal). I haven't been to Bihar since 2002. Bihar is dirty, poor, and filthy. It's the poorest, most deprived state in the whole nation of India, in fact. I think it also has the highest rate of suicide in In...
Wed, Dec 23 2009

new Interview with me online now!
The American Dream is Dead...by Sabina Englan Thanks to Shashwati Talukdar for interviewing me on Dhvani (a literary e-zine based in India). You may check the interview here.
Fri, Nov 20 2009