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It is the first film produced or distributed by a streaming service, the first Sundance film, and the first film featuring predominantly deaf actors in leading roles to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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For Daniel Durant, who plays Ruby's brother Leo in “CODA,” it's welcome progress. “Daniel and Leo, my character, I feel like we have a lot of similarities. We're both strong deaf people. We don't feel like being deaf is a disability or it makes us less than,” he said through an ASL interpreter.
But in interviews and on social media, some deaf people and children of deaf adults, known as CODAs, say they feel torn: While they hope this moment will lead to better recognition and open doors for more representation throughout Hollywood, they argue that the film views deaf people from a hearing perspective in its ...
In production notes for “CODA,” Heder said three children of deaf adults on set had positive reactions to the film. “That's such a good feeling because there's always hesitation when you're stepping into a world and someone's experience that you don't know,” she said in the notes.