Gaitrie Persaud-Killings is a Tkaronto-Guyanese-raised Deaf actor, activist and mother of three based in Tkaronto. An ASL coach and ASL music performer, she is also the founder of Phoenix the Fire, a theatre and film community hub for BIPOC Deaf artists, where she is building the support structure she finds lacking in Canada. She splits her time between Tkaranto, Ontario with her family and Atlanta, Georgia where her husband resides. Gaitrie is currently a news presenter on Sign 1news in Atlanta, Georgia as well as a regular on Nickelodeon Jr. Blues Clues & You and CBC Gem’s Silly Paws, she is also on Squeaky Wheel Canada as Arianna and her documentary film on Breaking Characters on AMI.
Gaitrie Persaud-Killings
In this annual storytelling event, Gaitrie Persaud-Killings presents the picture book, Patty Dreams, in ASL.
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