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          Sabina England

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Sabina England is a filmmaker, playwright and poet-performer who studied at London Film Academy and some of her plays were produced in London, UK at venues such as: Soho Theatre, Theatre Royal Stratford East, Tristan Bates Theatre, etc. Sabina won a Jury Award for her short sign-language poetry video “Deaf Brown Girl” at Lady Filmmakers Film Festival in Los Angeles. In addition, her short films screened in New York City, London, Delhi, Toronto, Los Angeles, and other cities around the world. Sabina is a performer who has created shows using burlesque, dancing, sign language poetry, and comedy. She performed at DEAF Nation, Mata Expo, Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival, New York International Fringe Festival, Tucson Fringe Festival, Subcontinental Drift, among others. Sabina manages and curates the deaf poetry program for REEL Poetry International Film Festival in Houston, Texas. Sabina is honored and thrilled to premiere Deaf Alien Babe Goes to Hollywood! at Atlas Theater and she humbly thanks Michelle Banks and VOCA for giving her a stage to perform! You can check her Instagram at: @Sabina_England   â€‹

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Synopsis

The year is 1962. A deaf alien babe gets caught dancing with grey aliens, so she gets punished and expelled from her home planet. She is banished to… EARTH! Where she must undergo a top-secret mission to retrieve UFO crash debris at Area 51! Dabby (“Deaf Alien Babe”) is terrified of having to face military personnel and she does not want to break into Area 51. She diverts her plans and flies away to Hollywood. There, she is captivated and dazzled by gorgeous movie stars and Technicolor musicals! She decides to try out and quickly gets cast in B-horror and thriller films! She quickly ascends to fame and wins many fans! Dabby loves the attention, but unbeknownst to her, she is typecast and mocked for being deaf, purple, and alien! She soon realizes it and slowly, she starts to dislike herself for being too “different”! However, as she discovers and learns about the rippling social change of 1960s America, she is inspired by the civil rights movement including black liberation, indigenous & tribal self-rule sovereignty and women’s liberation. She reclaims her identity and is proud of being a DEAF ALIEN BABE! Deaf Alien Babe Goes to Hollywood! Is a wholesome comedy with dancing, comedy and lots of laughter that’s sure to bring a smile to your face! 

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