Matt Hamill the Movie, www.matthamillthemovie.com has Jewish connections – Eben Kostbar – Writer/Producer, Oren Kaplan – Director and leading deaf actress is Shoshannah Stern (TV show Weeds and Jericho). Inspires by the life of deaf UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) fighter, Matt shares his experience story in the movie.

Shoshannah Stern is also appearing in Deaf West Theater’s latest production, Children of Lesser God as ‘Sarah Norman’ – the deaf student. It will open on September 6th and run through October 11, 2009. www.deafwest.org It will mark 30 years anniversary since the original production of a play that brought deaf culture to the forefront of the theater world, CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD, written by Mark Medoff that ran on Broadway from 1980-1982. Marlee Matlin won the 1986 Academy Award for Best Actress for her debut role as Sarah Norman in the Children of a Lesser God film which was adapted by Mark Medoff, Hesper Anderson and James Carrington from Medoff’s Tony award-winning play of the same title. Medoff is also Jewish.