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Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

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Marlee Matlin was born into a hearing family, like roughly 95% of Deaf people. Growing up in Illinois, she faced episodes of isolation and abuse. She found joy in performing at a local deaf theater. In 1987, Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award and was thrust into the spotlight at 21 years old. Reflecting on her life in her primary language of American Sign Language, NOT ALONE ANYMORE explores the complexities of what it means to be a trailblazer. As a child, filmmaker Shoshannah Stern was inspired to believe that a deaf woman like herself could pursue a career as an actor after seeing Matlin win her Oscar. Stern's directorial debut is an intimate, honest, and loving conversation between two profoundly connected people that weaves together Matlin’s first-person account with interviews from those who know her best.
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

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Filled with heart and layered introspection, Shoshannah Stern's directorial debut traverses the trailblazing career of Marlee Matlin and deftly showcases the ways in which both are Not Alone Anymore.

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Shoshannah Stern

Director

Marlee Matlin

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Bonni Cohen

Producer

Justine Nagan

Producer

Shoshannah Stern

Producer

Geralyn White Dreyfous

Executive Producer

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Monica Castillo RogerEbert.com A bittersweet corrective, a tribute to a trailblazer long overdue her flowers. Feb 3, 2025 Full Review Liz Shannon Miller Consequence Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore really makes an impact when it reveals what the hearing world may never understand about the deaf world, in ways only a director with Stern's remarkable empathy could achieve Rated: A- Jan 31, 2025 Full Review Elizabeth Weitzman TheWrap It’s a testament to both Matlin and the movie that we leave already anticipating the chapters still to come. Jan 30, 2025 Full Review Andrew Parker The Gate But beyond the obvious profiling of its subject, Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore is the rare example of a biographical documentary that’s as formally interesting and stylish as it is informative and blunt. Rated: 7/10 Apr 28, 2025 Full Review Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht A compelling documentary, told in an even more compelling way about Matlin, by the far the most prominent deaf individual in the entertainment industry for the last 40 years. Apr 25, 2025 Full Review Dan Scully ScullyVision A wonderfully disarming view of ASL in action, which drives home one of the film’s most dominant themes: being deaf is not a disability, just a different way of being. Apr 23, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Marlee Matlin was born into a hearing family, like roughly 95% of Deaf people. Growing up in Illinois, she faced episodes of isolation and abuse. She found joy in performing at a local deaf theater. In 1987, Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award and was thrust into the spotlight at 21 years old. Reflecting on her life in her primary language of American Sign Language, NOT ALONE ANYMORE explores the complexities of what it means to be a trailblazer. As a child, filmmaker Shoshannah Stern was inspired to believe that a deaf woman like herself could pursue a career as an actor after seeing Matlin win her Oscar. Stern's directorial debut is an intimate, honest, and loving conversation between two profoundly connected people that weaves together Matlin’s first-person account with interviews from those who know her best.
Director
Shoshannah Stern
Producer
Bonni Cohen, Justine Nagan, Shoshannah Stern, Robyn Kopp
Distributor
Kino Lorber
Production Co
Actual Films
Genre
Documentary, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 20, 2025, Limited
Runtime
1h 38m