Kino Lorber has picked up U.S. rights to Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore, a documentary on trailblazing Deaf Oscar winner Marlee Matlin that premiered at this yr’a Sundance Movie Competition.
The movie, marking the directorial debut of Deaf actor and author Shoshannah Stern, is slated for launch in theaters on June 20.
Garnering the highlight most just lately along with her function in Apple’s Finest Image winner CODA, spotlighting the Deaf neighborhood by the experiences of 1 household, Matlin broke out again within the ’80s, as she turned the primary Deaf actor to win an Oscar for her efficiency in Youngsters of a Lesser God. Catapulted to stardom, she seized the second to problem an trade unprepared for her expertise, rising as a trailblazer not solely as a performer, but additionally as an creator and activist. Right here, Matlin opens up about her private {and professional} struggles – her rise to fame, the challenges of navigating a predominantly listening to trade, the ache of a tumultuous high-profile relationship, getting sober and years of being neglected by Hollywood, alongside her many triumphs.
Of explicit observe is the truth that the movie is instructed by the lens of Matlin’s major language, American Signal Language. It’s produced by Robyn Kopp, Stern, Justine Nagan, and Bonni Cohen and govt produced by Michael Kantor, Carrie Lozano, Jenny Raskin, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Patty Quillin, Adam Lewis, Melony Lewis, Invoice Harnisch, and Ruth Ann Harnisch.
Set for the Tribeca Competition in June, the doc has additionally been an official number of SXSW and the San Francisco Movie Competition.
In an announcement on the acquisition deal, Kino Lorber’s Chief Distribution & Income Officer Lisa Schwartz stated, “I’ve lengthy admired Marlee Matlin’s work on-screen, from her earliest breakthrough in Youngsters of a Lesser God to her trailblazing TV roles to her more moderen efficiency in CODA. However in watching Shoshannah Stern’s intimate, deeply transferring documentary Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore, I’ve turn out to be a fair higher admirer of her work off-screen. Marlee is a real drive of nature, a fearless performer and tireless advocate whose lifetime of artistry and activism has damaged numerous boundaries in Hollywood. We couldn’t be extra thrilled to collaborate with Shoshannah, Marlee, and the entire staff to convey this movie to audiences throughout the US.”
Said Stern, “As a baby, motion pictures have been how I got here to know individuals who have been completely different than me and spoke with their mouths, quite than with their fingers. I’m awestruck to companion with Kino Lorber, who’re long-time and passionate champions of the significance of storytelling by filmmaking. Due to them, folks will now be capable to watch Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore surrounded by others in theaters, quite than by themselves at house. This feels particularly profound as a result of one of many messages in our movie is that none of us are supposed to be alone.”
Kino Lorber VP of Acquisitions Karoliina Dwyer and Cleo Veger of Dogwoof negotiated the deal.
