Jules Dameron (he/him) is a deaf, trans and gay film and theatre director, actor and writer, working with both deaf and hearing actors. Jules graduated from Gallaudet University with a BA in TV/Cinema and then obtained an MFA in Film Production and Directing at one of the leading film schools in the world, the University of Southern California. Shifting between both deaf and hearing cultures, Jules has a strong insight into how the deaf community has a different way of sharing information. Mediating between two cultures has helped Jules harness a direction style and vision that is unique and unparalleled.

Jules has worked on a truckload of projects, from low budget to high budget, from music videos to web series. Among the highlights are directing Møkkakaffe a seven-episode series in Oslo, Norway for the NRK channel, and a series of ASL videos for Sesame Street, helping provide the same experience and amusement to young viewers through a deaf lens. Jules is also currently the writer and director of the soon-to-be-made feature film, Deaf President Now, a film illustrating the events of the Deaf President Now protests at Gallaudet University in 1988. Jules is also co-writing and co-directing a play called What is Emily Drawing? highlighting the effects of language deprivation in deaf children.

When not in the director's chair, Jules extends his acting talents to the stage playing various roles in notable shows like Romeo and Juliet, Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Lés Miserables, Company, and The Laramie Project. Jules aspires to expand his work with hearing and deaf creatives to pave the way for more authentic representation in the media.

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