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Siân Heder ( / ˈʃɑːn ˈheɪdər /; 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. The film also won the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Troy Kotsur . Early life.
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.
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 14, 2022 · It’s been a long road for writer-director Sian Heder, who’s been attached to the project for several years, since CODA was set up for a studio treatment at Lionsgate. Adapted from the French film...
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.
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.
Sian Heder Just Made One of the Best-Reviewed Movies of the Year, But She Had to Fight Hard for Her Vision. Coda has broken Sundance records, is beloved by critics, and, with a...
