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Solo One Productions (Academy Award winning actress/producer Marlee Matlin & Jack Jason, CODA) is looking for a family, specifically a CODA (Children of Deaf Adult) family with one or two young CODA’s who come from a large Deaf family (ideally, multi-generational Deaf) as a subjects of a reality show; in the vein of “Little People, Big World” on The Learning Channel.
We are seeking video submissions for families to consider. Here the guidelines:
-A two to five minute video, preferably DVD format -The video should be from the CODA’s point of view but Deaf members should be included. Make sure they are interpreted for the hearing producers we work with that don't know sign! -The video should talk about who is in the family, where they live, etc. -Make it as fun, interesting as possible; whatever you think would make your family the ideal candidate for a reality show about the daily life of a CODA family.
Send your videos to:
Marlee Matlin Jack Jason Solo One Productions 8205 Santa Monica Blvd. #1279 Los Angeles, CA 90046
If you are a CODA family or know of one, send in a video. (Videos submissions cannot be returned). You or your friends could be the next reality sensation. We're looking forward to seeing what's out there.
Beth Haller, Ph.D., is Co-Director of the Global Alliance for Disability in Media and Entertainment (www.gadim.org). A former print journalist, she is a member of the Advisory Board for the National Center on Disability and Journalism (https://ncdj.org/). Haller is Professor Emerita in the Department of Mass Communication at Towson University in Maryland, USA. Haller is co-editor of the 2020 "Routledge Companion to Disability and Media" (with Gerard Goggin of University of Sydney & Katie Ellis of Curtin University, Australia). She is author of "Representing Disability in an Ableist World: Essays on Mass Media" (Advocado Press, 2010) and the author/editor of Byline of Hope: Collected Newspaper and Magazine Writing of Helen Keller (Advocado Press, 2015). She has been researching disability representation in mass media for 30+ years. She is adjunct faculty in the Disability Studies programs at the City University of New York (CUNY) and the University of Texas-Arlington.
From Marlee Matlin's Facebook page:
