'I think what should happen next, is having more deaf films produced, created by producers and edited by deaf producers and those behind the scenes, that are also deaf.'
Troy Kotsur of 'Coda' wins Oscar for Actor in Supporting Role, making him the second deaf actor to win an Academy Award.
"He has a history with our school here," Brooke said of Kotsur."He actually directed a play here, 'The Three Musketeers: All Swash and No Buckle', that was here in 2002.""Look at Tony and his communication in his native language of American Sign Language and using the interpreters and speaking to a large audience," he said."It was natural, he's not disabled, he could do this work.
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