Tell us more." For me, it was all about the deaf lens, if you want to put it that way; it's more authentic. I said, "I know somebody - Shoshannah Stern." And they're like, "Okay. Has she directed ...

Shoshannah Stern. Photo Credit ... This movie explores Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin’s life as a groundbreaking Deaf performer. In 1987, Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to ...

and was the first of its kind to star and be created by deaf talent. Actually, to be fair, This Close was initially a short, ...