A new documentary on Marlee Matlin takes a unique approach to storytelling. 
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She is renowned as the first Deaf performer to secure an Academy Award, continually mesmerizing audiences with her talent. Now, Marlee Matlin’s extraordinary journey is featured in a documentary titled “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore.”

This documentary made its debut at this year’s Sundance Film Festival in front of a full audience. During the screening, captured by On The Red Carpet, Matlin expressed, through her long-time interpreter, her anticipation for the response from a particular group in attendance.

“I’m thrilled for my four children to watch the documentary today. To them, I’m just mom, a mom who goes to work. I’m eager to see how they react,” she shared.

“Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore” takes viewers through Matlin’s Hollywood career, where she wowed audiences and won an Oscar for her role in “Children of A Lesser God” in 1987. She also had iconic performances in “CODA” (which won the Oscar in 2022 for Best Picture) and in TV shows like “The West Wing.” Over the years, she’s been a staunch activist and advocate for more inclusion and accessibility in Hollywood for Deaf actors.

Director Shoshannah Stern, who is also Deaf, took a different approach to making this film. During her filmed interview with Matlin, which is the centerpiece for the film, the two are seated and speaking through ASL with no voiceover and only using captions.

Stern said this film will leave audiences with a better idea of just who Matlin is and what she’s fought for.

“I hope that people learn something about how layered and complex Marlee’s life has been and I hope they learn about the frame that the world places on people and I hope that we can collectively share that weight together because no one should have to carry that weight alone,” Stern said through her interpreter.

“Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore” is in theaters June 20.

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