ASL Music Video 'Home' By Deaf Film Camp

WATCH [CC] - Deaf campers perform Phillip Phillips' 'Home' in inspiring new video hit the Internet.

The Deaf teens of Camp Mark Seven's Deaf Film Camp bring home the meaning of love and acceptance in their much anticipated summer 2015 American Sign Language (ASL) music video, released exclusively to PEOPLE.

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After last year's rendition of Pharrell's "Happy" garnered 1.4 million YouTube hits, the five-dozen kids who attended camp this summer showcase their latest heartwarming video (with the help of a squad of translators and camp counselors) set to Phillip Phillips' 2012 hit, "Home."

"We picked 'Home' because the lyrics are simple, but heavy with soul," Deaf Film Camp co-founder Wayne Betts, Jr. tells PEOPLE. "The concept of translation is abstract, and we try to capture that in the sign language. Translating the melody of the song into a visually meaningful way was a challenge... Read Rge Full Story.

This video is an American Sign Language interpretation of Phillip Phillips' "Home." The video was produced by a team of Deaf campers & staff from Deaf Film Camp 2015 at Camp Mark Seven - www.deaffilmcamp.com.

"Home" performed by Phillip Phillips. Written by Drew Pearson & Greg Holder. Produced by Drew Pearson. Published by Interscope.

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The video that pop up on Facebook and Twitter - the kids at Camp Mark Seven’s Deaf Film Camp which offers filmmaking instruction to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing youths, came out with an inspiring music video that is an ASL interpretation of Pharrell’s “Happy” that going viral online communities.

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This video is an American Sign Language interpretation of Pharrell Williams's "Happy." An expression of music in ASL composed by Rosa Lee Timm and Azora Telford.

The video was produced by a team of Deaf campers & staff from Deaf Film Camp 2014 at Camp Mark Seven. This video is displayed for entertainment and educational purposes only.

Performed by Rosa Lee Timm & Azora Telford
Pharrell Williams's "Happy"
ASL Interpretation

CAST
Rosa Lee Timm
Azora Telford

Campers
(coming soon)

Teachers
Bellamie Bachleda
Braam Jordaan
Bim Ajadi
Sophia Ballester
Tate Tullier
Wayne Betts Jr

Counselors
(coming soon)

Interpreter
Drisana Levitzke-Gray

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER (VIDEO)
Convo

VIDEO PRODUCER
Stacy Lawrence
Sophie Sok

EDITOR
Bim Ajadi

CINEMATOGRAPHER/CO-EDITOR
Wayne Betts, Jr.

VISUAL EFFECTS
Braam Jordaan

MAKEUP ARTIST
Sophia Ballester

VIDEO PRODUCTION CREW
Key Grip / Mentor for Campers
Bim Ajadi
Braam Jordaan
Bellamie Bachleda
Tate Tullier
Hunter Luther
Zhara Chauhan
Darren Drolsbaugh

Crew
Drisana Levitzke-Gray

Lifeguards
Erika Helm - Buckman
Eudore Robert Muhlbauer

VERY SPECIAL THANKS
Jarrod Musano
Lisa Dallos
Convo
Del Mar Interactives
National Technology Institute for the Deaf (NTID)
Gallaudet University
Gear Head Rentals
High10media
International Deaf Emergency
The Hollywood Reporter
The Utica Observer - Dispatch
Charmaine Hlibok & CM7 Board

© 2014 Mark Seven Deaf Foundation, Inc.

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