Joseph Josselyn remembers being fascinated by the 1977 drama “Jesus of Nazareth” — but as a deaf child, he had to rely on closed captions to catch the dialogue. “I had this thought: I wonder what it ...

Stories about Jesus Christ have been shared for centuries. But Joseph Josselyn, a deaf Christian and film director, is telling a story about Christ in American Sign Language — for the first time ever.

A new film out this week depicting the life of Jesus aims to reach an audience its director says has long been overlooked. "JESUS: a Deaf Missions film," will be the first of its kind made up of a ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A film that just hit the box office this week is breaking barriers for the deaf community. The film entitled “JESUS: a Deaf Missions Film,” is the first movie released in theaters ...

Gideon Firl portrays Jesus in a crowd scene from “Jesus: A Deaf Missions Film,” the first move of its kind to be produced in American Sign Language. The film will be released this month and shown ...

Correction: The original video with this piece did not include captioning for some of the American Sign Language seen on screen. The video has been updated to include ...

Joseph Josselyn remembers being fascinated by the 1977 drama Jesus of Nazareth—but as a Deaf child, he had to rely on closed captions to catch the dialogue. “I had this thought: I wonder what it would ...

(RNS) — Joseph Josselyn remembers being fascinated by the 1977 drama “Jesus of Nazareth” — but as a Deaf child, he had to rely on closed captions to catch the dialogue. “I had this thought: I wonder ...