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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.
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 ...
Mar 21, 2022 · Sian Heder hopes CODA’s success doesn’t mean deaf representation is the “flavor of the year” The Oscar-nominated writer-director also explains why ASL is “the most cinematic language”
Coda has broken Sundance records, is beloved by critics, and, with a largely deaf cast, is a breakthrough for representation. Writer-director Sian Heder talks responsibility, risk, and the...
Jan 14, 2022 · CODA ’s Sian Heder on Directing This Oscar Season’s Little Indie That Could. The writer-director had to fight for years to make her groundbreaking movie the right way. With the Oscars around the...
Jul 29, 2021 · 'CODA' director Sian Heder cast actors with hearing loss for the heartfelt story of a deaf family's struggles.
