Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore – a Salem Cinema Reel Change Benefit Screening for Friends of OSD
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Salem Cinema presents a Reel Change For Our Community Benefit Screening for Friends of OSD (Oregon School For The Deaf)!
Marlee Matlin was born into a hearing family, like roughly 95% of Deaf people. Growing up in Illinois, she faced episodes of isolation and abuse. She found joy in performing at a local deaf theater. In 1987, Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award and was thrust into the spotlight at 21 years old. Reflecting on her life in her primary language of American Sign Language, NOT ALONE ANYMORE explores the complexities of what it means to be a trailblazer. As a child, filmmaker Shoshannah Stern was inspired to believe that a deaf woman like herself could pursue a career as an actor after seeing Matlin win her Oscar. Stern's directorial debut is an intimate, honest, and loving conversation between two profoundly connected people that weaves together Matlin’s first-person account with interviews from those who know her best.
The mission of Friends of OSD (Oregon School for the Deaf) is to support the enhancement of programs and services for students at School beyond the State’s funding responsibility*. Our purpose is to enhance and enrich the programs, services, and educational opportunities by sponsoring cultural activities, by encouraging innovative programs, and by financing minor capital improvements that the School's budget cannot support.
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Marlee Matlin was born into a hearing family, like roughly 95% of Deaf people. Growing up in Illinois, she faced episodes of isolation and abuse. She found joy in performing at a local deaf theater. In 1987, Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award and was thrust into the spotlight at 21 years old. Reflecting on her life in her primary language of American Sign Language, NOT ALONE ANYMORE explores the complexities of what it means to be a trailblazer. As a child, filmmaker Shoshannah Stern was inspired to believe that a deaf woman like herself could pursue a career as an actor after seeing Matlin win her Oscar. Stern's directorial debut is an intimate, honest, and loving conversation between two profoundly connected people that weaves together Matlin’s first-person account with interviews from those who know her best.
The mission of Friends of OSD (Oregon School for the Deaf) is to support the enhancement of programs and services for students at School beyond the State’s funding responsibility*. Our purpose is to enhance and enrich the programs, services, and educational opportunities by sponsoring cultural activities, by encouraging innovative programs, and by financing minor capital improvements that the School's budget cannot support.
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