“Let It Go” in American Sign Language To Be...
Julia Dameron “Let it Go” in American Sign Language will be released on Sunday, January 25th, 2015! Starring Amber Zion & Jason Listman, created by an all-deaf cast and crew. It will be released on D-PAN: Deaf Professional Arts Network YouTube. Also sponsored by RIT/NTID. Looking forward to sharing it with you all. Poster was designed by Amber Zion. #LetItGoASL #DeafTalent #Dea...
Thu, Jan 22 2015

“An Experience” PSA Now Released
Julia Dameron We filmed “An Experience” in Woodland Hills in a home thanks to Sharon Dror and Ken Rothschild and their family. It was a very wonderful and positive experience directing this film, especially after writing such a personal story. I had the privilege of working with such wonderful talents. Lexi Marman, Amber Zion & Alexandria Wailes. I sincerely hope to work with t...
Thu, Mar 20 2014

#MØKKAKAFFE RELEASED ONLINE INTERNATIONALLY (DEC 20)
Julia Dameron I know you’ve been waiting for an opportunity to see the “Møkkakaffe,” television series and the time has come! Come this December 20th, you’ll get to see all 7 episodes available in English and Norwegian captions on www.døvesmedia.no. Be sure to share this with everyone you know and spread the word. It will be online for only one month, so make sure no one ...
Thu, Dec 19 2013

“Rolling in the Deep” in American Sign Language...
Julia Dameron One of my proudest directing works by far. Had a great team to work with, particularly Amber. She’s the one who convinced me to work on “Rolling in the Deep.” So I thank her for thinking of me. —— Written, Directed, Produced, Edited, & Subtitle Art by Jules Dameron Starring Amber Zion & Chris B. Corrigan “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele American Sign Langu...
Sun, Nov 10 2013

Døves Media has released a new TV poster for...
Julia Dameron Directed by Jules Dameron & Written by Erik Call Starring Ipek D. Mehlum, Anne Ryg, Hauk Heyerdahl, Fernando Agudo, Maia Lohre Køhn, Oskar Frantzen Holte, Harald Rosenstrøm & Lars Otterstedt. Produced by Døves Media. ( [link]
Mon, Oct 14 2013

PSA #2: “Sexual Consent is Sexy” [Directed by...
Julia Dameron I loved directing this particular PSA, because DeafHope cast the perfect people for this– Tracy & David Seto. They are not actors, but they understood the importance of sharing this message with the world. It was hard for me to film them in their own bed, because, you just simply have a natural understanding of allowing people to be private with their lives. But Tra...
Thu, Mar 14 2013

DeafHope Public Service Announcement #1: Community...
Julia Dameron Had the opportunity to work with such an amazing and powerful deaf team out of DeafHope [ [link] who has a serious dedication to changing the world for the deaf/ASL community. You can see the first release here, “What does Community Accountability look like?” This is a 2.5 minute PSA which covers the definition of Community Accountability. Hopefully people will g...
Thu, Feb 28 2013

Jules will be on LA Talk Radio! [Thurs, Jan 3rd, 5 p.m. PST]
Julia Dameron Extremely exciting. Thanks to Sheena Metal, I’ll be on LA Talk Radio [ [link] for an hour with Sheena Metal, talking about film projects I’m involved with. I’ll be having a voice interpreter speak for me. And there’s more. For my deaf and hard of hearing followers they’ll have access to live captioning online of the radio show at this link: [link] courtes...
Thu, Jan 03 2013

New Feature Film by Paul Kampf/PAI Training
Julia Dameron I’ve gotten the honor of working with Paul Kampf, the producer/writer/jack of all trades brains behind the project and PAI Training team. Check out their website here: [link] Thanks to Lei Wang, Photographer– I’m able to show everyone how it went on the day I joined them on set. They actually filmed a feature film in three days. I’m not usually keen on short...
Mon, Dec 31 2012

New Comedy Short Film Teaser Released! #ITSMYROLE
Julia Dameron Starring Ipek Mehlum & Amber Zion, in an upcoming comedy short film to be released on OCTOBER 4TH! Directed by Jules Dameron & Written by Erik Call. A true comedy gem of the deaf community! Be sure to spread the word to everyone you know. ~Jules
Sun, Dec 02 2012

#ITSMYROLE Comedy Short Film Released Online!
Julia Dameron A comedy short film starring two talented deaf actresses who compete for the same role, dealing with the ignorance of hearing people running the audition. Disasters galore! Directed by Jules Dameron [@JulesDameron] Written by Erik Call [@ErikCall] Co-Producer Joseph Ausanio [@JosephAusanio] Director of Photography Ruan du Plessis Composer Wenda Zonnefeld Starring Ipek...
Sun, Dec 02 2012

WIGS Released a Short Documentary On YouTube ~ Jules!
Julia Dameron Documentary Credit– goes to Casey Cooper Johnson. He did a wonderful job on this doc. Kudos to a wonderful filmmaker with always a smile on his face! In case anyone is wondering, the music video [not this documentary] that we are working on hasn’t been approved for release. So for now, you can just enjoy this documentary. —— In any case, the credits go to thes...
Sun, Dec 02 2012

WIGS Released a Short Documentary On YouTube ~ Jules!
Julia Dameron Documentary Credit– goes to Casey Cooper Johnson. He did a wonderful job on this doc. Kudos to a wonderful filmmaker with always a smile on his face! In case anyone is wondering, the music video [not this documentary] that we are working on hasn’t been approved for release. So for now, you can just enjoy this documentary. —— In any case, the credits go to thes...
Sun, Nov 11 2012

#ITSMYROLE Comedy Short Film Released Online!
Julia Dameron Directed by Jules Dameron Written by Erik Call Co-Producer Joseph Ausanio Director of Photography Ruan du Plessis Composer Wenda Zonnefeld Starring Ipek Mehlum Amber Zion Matthew Jaeger Anna Schumacher Lindsay W. Evans Brett Schlank Lexi Marman Joseph Ausanio Assistant Director Kevin Huie Boom Operator Kevin Huie Editor Kevin Crowley Sound Editor & Mixer Nelson W. Oli...
Fri, Oct 05 2012

New Comedy Short Film Teaser Released! #ITSMYROLE
Julia Dameron Starring Ipek Mehlum & Amber Zion, in an upcoming comedy short film to be released on OCTOBER 4TH! Directed by Jules Dameron & Written by Erik Call. A true comedy gem of the deaf community! Be sure to spread the word to everyone you know. ~Jules
Mon, Oct 01 2012

UPDATE #GLADHOB 10th Annual GLAD Benefit
Julia Dameron This is the ultimate event to bring talented deaf and hearing celebrities together– this is gonna blow you away big time! You will wish you went if you don’t purchase a ticket now. Share this with everyone you know. If you’re hip, it’s just your calling to go. I’m not kidding about that. Anyone who knows me knows I always mean what I say. I’m volunteering ...
Tue, Sep 25 2012

10th Annual GLAD Benefit at the Hollywood House of Blues!
Julia Dameron 10th Annual House of Blues GLAD Benefit – Ken Paves from GLAD House of Blues on Vimeo. I’ve been named Creative Director of this rather extravagant event, thanks to Ken Paves, an ever-persistent ally of the deaf community. And not only that, he is practically fluent in American Sign Language, and he wears it well. Through this process, I’ve had the honor of work...
Fri, Aug 24 2012

“Beyond Essays” Short Film Now Online!
Julia Dameron A deaf activist student, Wanda Macy, [Kalen Feeney] simply tries to get a passing grade so she can graduate from college, in spite of her malicious adversary, her English professor, Genevive Taylor, [Amber Zion] who only cares about winning a Distinguished Faculty of the Year award. Is there more to this relationship than we think? A short film in American Sign Langua...
Thu, Jul 26 2012

“Beyond Essays” Will be Released Online!
Julia Dameron “Beyond Essays” will be released online on July 26th, 10:00 a.m.! Starring Kalen Feeney, Amber Zion & Antoinette Abbamonte. Won the best short film at the Valley Film Festival! Directed by Jules Dameron.
Sun, Jul 22 2012

New Music Video Release with Azora! ["Somebody I Used to...
Julia Dameron Azora Telford, visionary and creator of this project asked me to jump onboard as the film director just days before this production with Ruan du Plessis on my team. I had the honor of working with such a dedicated performer– and a CODA, no less. [Child of Deaf Adults]. She wanted to work with a team who had her voice and spirit. I absolutely enjoyed working with...
Fri, Jul 13 2012

“Glee!” Short Film Musical Released on YouTube!
Julia Dameron SYNOPSIS: With a mother for a mortician, this 8-year-old girl has never experienced a smile since birth. When she wishes upon a shooting star happines comes in the form of her worst phobia: an italian singing clown. Who knew? Enjoy one of my proudest works from 2009. I enjoyed directing this project because I learned so much about directing musical performance and cre...
Tue, Jul 10 2012

Tune in to the Keith Wann Show on April 4th at 5 p.m. PST!
Julia Dameron [link] I'll be speaking for the first 12 minutes of the show about “Crazy Town.” Be sure to tune in, the link above allows you to tune in to see live captions of the radio show. Nice, huh? DIRECT LINK TO KICKSTARTER SITE: [link] [Subtitled in English] So exciting! I look forward to chatting with Keith Wann and Wink again. They're hilarious a...
Tue, Apr 03 2012

Acted in “Harvest”! [Feature Film]
Julia Dameron The photos below are from the feature film, “Harvest” in the production stage. You can check out their Facebook page here. --- I had a lot of fun working with Martha Anger, who plays the role of Joy. I had the honor of playing her overbearing sister. One of the things I discovered about the acting process was that it's highly crucial that whatever w...
Mon, Apr 02 2012

Interview with Going Berdy!
Julia Dameron I enjoyed meeting with Kat, the administrator of the Going Berdy team. She came all the way to the “green room” of the “Hero” ASL music video in North Hollywood! She asked some intriguing questions that I enjoyed answering. It was an interesting interview process because I was answering questions in American Sign Language (my preferred mode of ...
Tue, Jan 03 2012

“Hero” Music Video on John Maucere Talk Show with Sean...
Julia Dameron Be sure to take the opportunity to watch the John Maucere Talk Show with Paul Raci. This episode features Patty Ordonez, a talented fashion designer from New York City, a pretty damned awesome deaf womyn. Then there's Sean Berdy, one of the amazing talents from “Switched at Birth.” He took the opportunity to show our music video in American Sign Lang...
Sun, Dec 04 2011

Interview of Jules Dameron on That Keith Wann Radio Show
Julia Dameron AUDIO PODCAST: Interview of Jules Dameron on That Keith Wann Show NOTE: There will be transcripts available for the podcasts– they're working on it. We will be sure to let you know when it's available. Thanks to Keith Wann, I was able to jump in for one interview, and had fun chatting with Keith Wann and Wink. They are truly hilarious and warm people...
Fri, Nov 25 2011

Download “Beyond Essays” Online!
Julia Dameron It's official. “Beyond Essays” is now released online for purchase or rental. It's also kept a low price so that people can enjoy the film. The platform that we're using is Eggup.com – so that may require you to download an “Egg Player” so you can enjoy “Beyond Essays.” The reason for this is because, eviden...
Mon, Nov 21 2011

“Beyond Essays” won an Audience Award from the Valley...
Julia Dameron [Photo Credit: Sylwia Ozdzynski from the Valley Film Festival] I am honored to have won the Audience Award from the Girl on Shorts program at the Valley Film Festival. It was a fun time, and I was happy that Amber Zion, Kalen Feeney, and so many others could attend this very special event!
Fri, Nov 18 2011

Enrique Iglesias’ “Hero” in American Sign Language...
Julia Dameron enjoy my proudest directing work.
Sat, Oct 29 2011

Watch Out! An ASL Music Video Release with Sean Berdy &...
Julia Dameron The time is drawing to a close. The music video will be released tomorrow, on the 29th-- on Sean Berdy’s YouTube channel. It’ll be exciting to see everyone’s thoughts about the upcoming ASL music video with Sean Berdy as the ASL performer with supporting actress Kristi Mahe! Having directed, produced, & written this-- teaming up with Sean to make this fil...
Fri, Oct 28 2011

On the Keith Wann Show on October 19th!
Julia Dameron Be sure to tune in on October 19th at 5 PM PST (8 PM EST) to hear/read my interview by Keith Wann. They have a live chat room that will live caption what we’re saying on the radio show. Isn’t that awesome? That means the deaf and hard of hearing people will have accessibility to the show, as well! And what’s more, they’ll have an ASL version out on video later...
Sun, Oct 16 2011

The Opening of The John Maucere Talk Show with Paul Raci
Julia Dameron I had a good time working with John Maucere and Paul Raci-- for the opening of their talk show sponsored by Sprint and Deaf Nation. They’re really doing a great thing-- comedy for the deaf and hard of hearing ASL users. Comedy, unfortunately is an area that need more attention for the ASL community in general, and I’m pretty sure that talented deaf and ASL comedia...
Sun, Oct 16 2011

recap of deaf women [deafhope]
Julia Dameron Enjoy the work I’ve had the honor to do with Deaf Hope. I had the pleasure of working with Kalen Feeney, Tia Albert, Rezenet Moges, Lisa Hermatz, Kavita Pipalia, Soohyun Tak, Heidi Booth, Jess Rogers, Sarahlena Banu and Rachel Soudakoff!
Mon, Oct 03 2011

the music video…. keep an eye out for it!
Julia Dameron am thrilled to share that I had the honor to work with sean berdy & kristi mahe in my latest work. i definitely cannot wait to share it with you all. for now here’s a screenshot of the music video, to give you a glimpse!
Sun, Sep 11 2011

see kavita, kalen & lisa in the latest deafhope release!
Julia Dameron enjoy the final video of the “never underestimate the power of deaf women” series at deafhope. thanks to julie rems-smario, natalee franck, arleta meeker, and all the lovely deaf women interviewed for this project. in order of appearance: #1 rezenet moges tia albert rachel soudakoff #2 soohyun tak heidi booth sarahlena banu jessica rogers #3 kavita pi...
Wed, Sep 07 2011

another video release via DeafHope
Julia Dameron check out #2 of 3. one of the series of documentary interviews of 10 deaf women living in los angeles. Enjoy. thanks to deafhope I got this job. thank you, deafhope! [link]
Tue, Aug 30 2011

“let’s mambo” has been released!
Julia Dameron [link] Can be downloaded on iTunes, as well. “Let’s Mambo” one of my favorite directing works has been released online, starring a deaf musician, Sean Forbes and a talented Oscar-winning actress, Marlee Matlin!
Mon, Jun 06 2011

“let’s mambo” teaser - a preview of my directing work!
Julia Dameron check it. i had the honor of working with the lovely marlee matlin, the awesome sean forbes, and the ever gutsy adrean mangiardi. and of course our kick-ass producer, joel martin. catherine mackinnon was also on board, who worked her butt off on this gig. we after a month and a half of developing the vision, it was pretty damned cool to create something with a 1950’s/...
Thu, May 19 2011

News on “Let’s Mambo!”
Julia Dameron i had the most wonderful directing experience ever. I co-directed with Adrean Mangiardi, and together we created a music video for “Let’s Mambo.” Sean Forbes and Marlee Matlin are the leads, alongside so many wonderful actors and dancers. Check out the news stories above. captioned in english for all viewers.
Wed, Feb 16 2011

made it on the news!
Julia Dameron Marlee Matlin Teaming Up with Metro Detroit Rapper for Music Video: MyFoxDETROIT.com i had the most wonderful directing experience ever. I co-directed with Adrean Mangiardi, and together we created a music video for “Let’s Mambo.” Sean Forbes and Marlee Matlin are the leads, alongside so many wonderful actors and dancers. Check out the news story above.
Sun, Feb 13 2011

“elissa” teaser released
Julia Dameron [you can see my cinematography work above.] [link] help us finish “Elissa” funding. spread the word for us. we are in need of $1000 within a day. if you need more information about “elissa” it’s all on the indiegogo link above. writer/director - martha anger cinematographer - jules dameron actress for “elissa” - amber zion actor for “kenny” - michael covert...
Wed, Sep 29 2010

“elissa” is going to be awesome. take my word for it.
Julia Dameron
Mon, Sep 20 2010

“Beyond Essays” Trailer is Out!
Julia Dameron Had a chance to direct & write a short film close to home—a DWIF film, where the ASL is written and then handed over to the actors. In addition to that this was one of my most valuable directing experiences, working with such talented actresses, Kalen Feeney, Amber Zion, Antoinette Abbamonte, in addition to a fantastic girl team (save for the makeup artist, Brian ...
Wed, Aug 25 2010

si5s movies
Julia Dameron here’s some recent videos i’ve produced & directed for your perusal. they’re educational-related but with my touch. i’ve been able to learn how to write in American sign language, and i’m really enjoying it! [link]
Tue, Aug 03 2010

“glee!” horror short film musical
Julia Dameron am a proud director of this precious gem! enjoy. it’s 12 minutes of your viewing pleasure. (hopefully.)
Tue, Jul 06 2010

“glee!” short film musical released online
Julia Dameron “Glee!" a short film musical has been released online. it’s available in english subtitles, and hope you do have the opportunity to see it. i think this film is one of my best works but only because i had a major team, and was able to pull it off. it’s a musical, so naturally it’s daunting, and it has to be done carefully with each step of the way. i still learned e...
Sat, May 29 2010

gallaudet renaissance
Julia Dameron ryan commerson, wayne betts, braam jordaan, dirksen bauman (and well, me...) were the key players of a short film entitled, “gallaudet.” unfortunately, it hasn’t been released online yet for all to see, but it was indeed a fantastic film for myself as a deaf individual to watch. it had the essence of humanity with splashes of american sign language as it should...
Tue, Apr 06 2010

“Beyond Essays” Pitch Video—A Vlog by Jules Dameron
Julia Dameron [link]
Wed, Mar 03 2010

d.w.i.f.
Julia Dameron now i feel much better about the dwif facebook fan page. here’s the link: [link] I was able to create a logo that was decent enough and I hope that it’s memorable enough for all to know. We are deaf women in film, and please spread the word. we need more members in order to support each other and create events. we deaf women in film n...
Wed, Mar 03 2010