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Marlee Matlin may not be 'alone anymore,' but deaf representation remains sparse in Hollywood

JL;DR SUMMARY Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore is a new documentary capturing the life and legacy of Marlee Matlin, the first deaf actress to win an Academy Award, and her ongoing advocacy for the deaf community in Hollywood. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HollywoodDocumentaryActivismInclusionAcademy AwardsMarlee MatlinTribeca Film FestivalDeaf RepresentationAmerican Sign LanguageShoshana Stern

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New York, United States
"At the New York premiere screening at the Tribeca Film Festival, Matlin shared that when American Masters told her they wanted to make a film on her life, she insisted that the director be a deaf woman."
Washington DC, United States
"When the students at Gallaudet University, which caters to deaf and hard of hearing individuals, began demanding their first deaf president, Matlin debated the schools hearing president Elisabeth Zinser live on Nightline in support of the students."

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