Best Of: Actors Marlee Matlin And Troy Kotsur Make Movie History In 'CODA'
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🗓️ 3 April 2022
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
"CODA" takes us into the world of the close-knit Rossi family.
Jackie and Frank are happily married with one adult son and a daughter about to graduate high school. But money is tight where they live, a fishing town on Massachusetts' coast. Finding a way to make ends meet is even harder as a deaf family.
So they rely on the only hearing person in their family, their daughter Ruby, to help them for practically everything.
Marlee Matlin stars as Jackie Rossi. She received an Academy Award for her role in "Children of a Lesser God" in 1987 and is the only deaf actor to have won an Oscar. Troy Kotsur stars as Frank Rossi. He recently became the first male deaf actor to be nominated for a SAG Award.
We revisit our conversation with Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur about authentic representation of deaf culture in Hollywood and why this film breaks barriers.
Their interpreters were Jack Jason and Justin Maurer.
A transcript is available here.
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| 0:00.0 | This year, Coda won three Oscars, including the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Supporting |
| 0:13.4 | Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay. |
| 0:16.0 | Coda stands for Children of Deaf Adults, and it takes us into the world of the close-knit |
| 0:20.8 | Rossi family. |
| 0:22.2 | They live in a fishing town on the Massachusetts coast, where money is tight, finding a way |
| 0:26.4 | to make ends meet as even harder as a deaf family, so they rely on the only hearing person |
| 0:31.8 | in their family, their daughter Ruby, to help them with almost everything. |
| 0:36.0 | Ruby feels the weight of protecting her brother and parents while also discovering her love |
| 0:40.9 | of singing. |
| 0:42.3 | We revisit our conversation with Marley Matlin and Troy Cotser about authentic representation |
| 0:47.3 | of deaf culture in Hollywood and why Coda breaks barriers. |
| 0:51.2 | They play parents in the movie. |
| 0:53.2 | Our interpreters were Jack Jason and Justin Moore, a transcript is available on our website |
| 0:58.4 | The1a.org. |
| 1:00.8 | I'm Sarah McCammon, InfraGen White. |
| 1:03.0 | You're listening to The 1a Podcast, where we get to the heart of the story. |
| 1:06.6 | Remember to have your questions answered on future topics or just to let us know what you |
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| 1:21.2 | The movie Coda immerses us into the world of the close knit Rossi family. |
| 1:27.7 | Jackie and Frank Rossi are happily married with one adult son and a daughter about to graduate |
| 1:32.5 | from high school. |
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