In the 97-year history of the Academy Awards, 611 films have been nominated for the top prize, best picture. Only 23 of those films were helmed by a woman director. While the statistic is startling, ...

SPEAKING TO A PACKED HOUSE at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek recently, Henry Winkler and Marlee Matlin shared ...

MSPIFF brings over 200 films from around the world to Twin Cities Metro Theaters, including films featuring Minnesota natives.

Shoshanna Stern (USA), 2025. In 1987, 21-year-old Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award and was thrust into the spotlight. Reflecting on her life in her primary ...

Livermore is welcoming an Academy Award-winning performer to the Bankhead Theater stage later this month as “An Evening with Marlee Matlin” marks the latest installment of the 2022-23 Rae Dorough ...

Reel Women Direct Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman: Shoshanna Stern for “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore,” $10,000 ... consideration in the Short Films category of the annual Academy ...

Amy Kelly offers updates on disability local news, resources, history, and culture. in the April edition of "A World of ...

Shoshannah Stern’s documentary Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore is, on its surface, a biography about the groundbreaking Academy Award-winning actress, who became the first deaf performer to win an ...

This year's MerleFest will give people something to talk about.

Concordia Studio has selected four filmmakers for its 2025 Documentary Filmmaker Fellowship, a prestigious artist development ...