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Feeling Through: Interview with team behind Oscar-nominated short film (Part 1)

Name: Feeling Through: Interview with team behind Oscar-nominated short film (Part 1)
Uploaded: 2021-03-18T23:51:08.000Z
Duration: 2 min 14 s
Description: The short film "Feeling Through” was inspired by a real-life meeting between director Doug Roland and a deaf-blind man. Roland worked with the Helen Keller National Center to cast Robert Tarango in his acting debut, the first deaf-blind actor to be cast in a lead role. The pair and executive producer Marlee Matlin speak to Lester Holt about making the short film.

The short film "Feeling Through” was inspired by a real-life meeting between director Doug Roland and a deaf-blind man. Roland worked with the Helen Keller National Center to cast Robert Tarango in his acting debut, the first deaf-blind actor to be cast in a lead role. The pair and executive producer Marlee Matlin speak to Lester Holt about making the short film.