Marlee Matlin Opens Up About Her Trailblazing Legacy in Emotional Documentary 'Not Alone Anymore"

Published: May 29, 2025

Academy Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin is set to bare her soul in an emotional documentary, "Not Alone Anymore," which chronicles her trailblazing acting career to her advocacy for the Deaf community.

The documentary, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, features sit-downs with collaborators such as director Aaron Sorkin, CODA costar Troy Kotsur, as well as longtime friend Henry Winkler.

Matlin, 59, tells PEOPLE, "I'm so excited to have audiences share in my journey and get it directly from my hands! It's real and it's raw, and despite the barriers out there, anyone watching, Deaf or hearing, can identify."

Director Shoshannah Stern adds, "I knew that to do justice to Marlee's legacy and her extraordinary life, I needed to make this film an immersive one. I wanted to bring the audience into her visual and sound perspective to compel them to experience the world the way we do — because by telling her story, I am telling the story of so many other Deaf people as well."

The documentary also delves into Matlin's influential work, including her push for closed captioning on television in the 1980s. Matlin admits in an interview with Stern that she "became an advocate without knowing it at first."

Not Alone Anymore will next play at the Tribeca Film Festival, followed by a New York City release on June 20 and a Los Angeles release on June 27.

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