The progress toward deaf representation in film that felt so inevitable in 1986 never quite materialized, and Matlin went on ...

Matlin and director Shoshannah Stern skipped voiceover in favor of dialogue between two deaf people, elevating their Sundance selection’s captions with color “You just gave me chills ...

Shoshannah Stern. Photo Credit: David Carlson. Shoshannah Stern. Photo Credit: David Carlson. Filmmaker, actress, and writer Shoshannah Stern spoke about directing the new “Marlee Matlin ...

So when producers of American Masters suggested her longtime friend Shoshannah Stern, who created Sundance Now's "This Close" — the first TV series created, written by, and starring deaf artists ...

Trailblazer, advocate, icon. Marlee Matlin's life and career is the focus of a new documentary. "Marlee Matlin: Not Alone ...

Championing the disability community is personal for Shoshannah Stern. Although the fourth-generation deaf actress' first language is American Sign Language (ASL), the actress says nothing is ...

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 ...