Overview
- Disney+ now streams Songs in Sign Language during National Deaf History Month, a set of ASL-first reanimations of three Disney musical numbers.
- The selections are The Next Right Thing from Frozen 2, We Don’t Talk About Bruno from Encanto, and Beyond from Moana 2.
- Disney animator Hyrum Osmond, who cited his deaf father as inspiration, led more than 20 animators using ASL reference created by Deaf West’s DJ Kurs, choreographer Catalene Sacchetti, and eight Deaf performers.
- Reporting cites FlixPatrol data that the title reached No. 1 overall on Disney+ in the United States.
- Coverage highlights a brief total runtime of about three minutes and 55 seconds and notes open questions about whether Disney will scale the approach.