In 2020, Deaf Missions were the first of any sign language to produce a full translation of the bible. Four years later, they are bringing the story of Jesus from a deaf perspective.

On June 20, a movie telling the story of Jesus entirely in American Sign Language will become the first all-ASL feature film to debut in theaters, according to Josselyn, the film’s producer.

“Jesus: A Deaf Missions Film,” which carries the tagline “for Deaf, by Deaf,” stars Gideon Firl as the Messiah who, like all of the primary cast, signs his way through the role.

The first film about Jesus's life told for deaf audiences will come out June 20, with a cast made up of deaf actors using ASL to communicate the Gospel message.

The movie, “Jesus: A Deaf Missions Film,” was produced for deaf people by deaf people, with a cast and crew fluent in American Sign Language. The film includes a soundtrack and English subtitles.

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 ...

The movie, “Jesus: A Deaf Missions Film,” was produced for deaf people by deaf people, with a cast and crew fluent in American Sign Language. The film includes a soundtrack and English subtitles.

“Jesus: A Deaf Missions Film,” which carries the tagline “for Deaf, by Deaf,” stars Gideon Firl as the Messiah who, like all of the primary cast, signs his way through the role.

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 ...

A Council Bluffs-based Christian ministry called Deaf Missions is bringing the story of Jesus to the big screen as a feature film entirely in American Sign Language. The movie, “Jesus: A Deaf ...