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Siân Heder (/ ˈ ʃ ɑː n ˈ h eɪ d ər /; born June 23, 1977) is an American filmmaker who is best known for writing and directing the films Tallulah and CODA. CODA earned Heder an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay .
Sian Heder was born on 23 June 1977 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for CODA (2021), Orange Is the New Black (2013) and Little America (2020). She is married to David Newsom.
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- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
CODA is a 2021 coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Sian Heder. An English-language remake of the 2014 French-Belgian film La Famille Bélier , it stars Emilia Jones as Ruby Rossi, the child of deaf adults (CODA) and only hearing member of her family, who attempts to help her family's struggling fishing business while ...
CODA: Directed by Sian Heder. With Emilia Jones, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant, John Fiore. As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family.
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Mar 21, 2022 · Sian Heder talks about her Apple TV+ film CODA, which follows a deaf family, and how she learned American Sign Language to adapt the script. She also shares her experiences at the awards season and her hopes for deaf representation in Hollywood.
Jan 16, 2022 · The filmmaker talks about her second feature, a drama about a hearing girl in a deaf family, and how she cast and collaborated with deaf actors. She also reveals the challenges and rewards of making a film that centres on deaf characters.
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Writer-director Sian Heder talks responsibility, risk, and the importance of lived experience. Coda has broken Sundance records, is beloved by critics, and, with a largely deaf cast, is a...
