WATCH: WGF Library Script Breakdown with CODA's Siân Heder

On March 9, WGF librarians Javier Barrios and Lauren O’Connor welcomed CODA writer/director Siân Heder for a Script Breakdown of her screenplay, which is nominated for a 2022 Writers Guild Award and Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Watch and learn how Heder approaches crafting the script, from her outlining and extensive research to how she worked with the deaf community to tell an authentic story and translate the script into American Sign Language (ASL).

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