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, ...

She ultimately trusted Shoshannah Stern, a longtime friend, to helm "Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore" The post Marlee Matlin Says ‘It Was Imperative I Had a Director Who Was Deaf’ on the ...