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Exclusive Video Interview: Writer Michelle Ashford on ‘Cat Person’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Kristen Roupenian’s 2017 New Yorker short story Cat Person became a viral sensation, inviting wildly different interpretations of complicity and culpability within a relationship that never even really got started. Now, writer Michelle Ashford adapts her story into a full-length feature, which has taken…

Sundance Film Festival Review: Scoot McNairy and Emilia Jones Capture the Complexities of Father-daughter Relationships in Fairyland

Sometimes the most emotionally fulfilling relationships, which shape a person’s entire life perspective and development, prove to be the ones that society deems to be unconventional. While society is often unwilling to accept the seemingly unconventional connections people can develop, some of the most emotionally captivating films are character-driven stories that chronicle and celebrate those…

‘CODA’ Star Emilia Jones Cast in ‘Winner’ Biopic as Whistleblower Who Exposed Russia’s Interference in 2016 Election

CODA star Emilia Jones has been cast in the titular role in director Susanna Fogel’s darkly comedic biopic, Winner, which has started principal photography. The actress will play Reality Winner, who exposed Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Deadline is reporting. After exposing Russia’s involvement in the America election, Winner was sentenced to…

Coda : Q&A with Actress Marlee Matlin and Actor Tory Kotsur

Synopsis : Seventeen-year-old Ruby (Emilia Jones) is the sole hearing member of a deaf family — a CODA, child of deaf adults. Her life revolves around acting as interpreter for her parents (Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur) and working on the family’s struggling fishing boat every day before school with her father and older brother (Daniel…

Netflix’s ‘The Lost Daughter’ Takes Top Prizes at 31st Annual Gotham Awards

Monday of this week saw the presentation of the 31st annual Gotham Awards at a gala ceremony in at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City, the city that’s been home to the independent film extravaganza since 1991.  Sponsored by the Brooklyn-based Gotham Film & Media Institute, the gender-neutral awards are designed to provide early…

Coda : Interview with Actors Emilia Jones, Marlee Martlin, Daniel Durant, and Troy Kotsur and Director Siân Heder on ‘CODA’

One of this year’s most wonderful movies, CODA, made its debut as the opening night selection of the Sundance Film Festival this past January, where it also picked up four festival awards, including the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and a special juried recognition of the ensemble. The film, whose title stands for Child of Deaf…

Sundance Winning Film, CODA — Official Trailer | Apple TV+

Every family has its own language. CODA premieres on Apple TV+ and in select theaters on August 13. https://apple.co/_Coda  Story : Gifted with a voice that her parents can’t hear, seventeen-year-old Ruby (Emilia Jones), is the sole hearing member of a deaf family—a CODA, Child of Deaf Adults. Her life revolves around acting as interpreter…