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Podcast: Rewriting Hollywood
Episode: Troy Kotsur & Daniel Durant: 'CODA' Film, Importance of Representation, and Being Deaf in Hollywood
Description: Jared Milrad interviews Troy Kotsur and Daniel Durant about their roles in CODA, which is in theaters and streaming on Apple TV+ on August 13th. CODA tells the story of a hearing teenage girl who is a child of deaf adults. Written and directed by Sian Heder, the film stars Emilia Jones as the hearing girl, with Oscar winner Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur as her culturally Deaf parents and Daniel Durant as her Deaf brother. Troy and Daniel share their experience as Deaf actors in Hollywood, why onscreen representation matters, and how they prepared for their groundbreaking roles...