Coda meaning5/26/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() “It’s a new challenge and I’m really looking forward to it.” “I’m thrilled that both the producer and the director are deaf, and we’re working with a deaf and hearing cast and crew,” Kotsur said of the project. In the drama from director Jevon Whetter, Kotsur will play the team’s leader, Coach Farrior. Up next for the actor is Flash Before the Bang, a film telling the underdog story of the all-deaf track team at the Oregon School for the Deaf, which won the state championship in 1986 while competing with an assortment of hearing schools. “It doesn’t matter if we’re deaf or hearing we’re just people.” ![]() We have such a rich storytelling tradition in the deaf community, and I hope that folks are motivated to be creative together,” he said. “It’s exciting to see because everyone has their stories to tell. Kotsur says that he can “feel the positivity out there” right now, with regard to the effort to increase onscreen representation of all underrepresented groups, and has also seen significant progress of late, as far as opportunities for deaf actors, citing the A Quiet Place films and Marvel’s Eternals as examples. The awareness of ASL and deaf culture is such a positive.” “It tends to just be one deaf role in a film, like many of Marlee’s roles in the past, and so I hope that Hollywood is beginning to be more open-minded and gives more diverse artists an opportunity to tell their stories. It’s so important for the group of people in our ensemble who just happen to also be deaf,” he said. “I just felt so touched that so many deaf people all over the community are so excited and they’re all celebrating. "This is a very special movie.Oscar Nominations: 'The Power Of The Dog', 'Dune' Top List 'Drive My Car' Among Big Surprisesįrom the perspective of Kotsur, the importance of CODA’s recognition by the Film Academy and other awards bodies can’t be overestimated. "In my 35-year career, I've never had deaf co-stars in leading roles that carry the film equally as me," she told USA Today. During the casting process, Matlin insisted on having deaf actors play the deaf characters, which isn’t always the norm for Hollywood. The story is based on a 2014 French film, “La Famille Bélier,” which used hearing actors to play deaf roles. ![]() Matlin made history herself in 1986 when she became the first deaf nominee and Oscar winner for her lead role in “Children of a Lesser God.”ĭaniel Durant, also a deaf actor, plays their son. The film made a splash when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2021 and was acquired by Apple for streaming.Īlthough it’s a heartwarming coming-of-age film, it’s not short on laughs, thanks to Kotsur and his onscreen wife Marlee Matlin. Hollywood On The Charles: Massachusetts Tax Credit For Film Will Bring Business To The Bay StateĪs Pandemic Restrictions Lift, Local Movie Theaters Are Still Waiting To Exhaleįilmed in Gloucester during the summer of 2019, “CODA” had been picking up nominations and wins throughout the awards season, including at the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards and the BAFTAs. ‘Teenage Dick’ is a model for disability representation on stage and on screen ![]()
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