Credits: Director or Photography

Client: Up Until Now Collective

Brandon Kazen-Maddox signs the role of Emile Griffith in this American Sign Language version of the aria "What Makes a Man?" from Terence Blanchard's opera CHAMPION: AN OPERA IN JAZZ. Also featuring Andrew Morrill and Alberto Medero, and a new audio recording by baritone Markel Reed.

SOUL(SIGNS): OPERA is a series of short films exploring the intersection of opera and ASL. Created by Up Until Now Collective. Commissioned by Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Omaha, Opera Columbus, and Portland Opera.