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Marlee Matlin and her fellow Drama jurors walked out of the premiere of Magazine Dreams at the Sundance Film Festival Friday after the festival failed to provide adequate captioning for the deaf and hearing impaired.
The Oscar winner, 57, who is deaf, along with fellow jurors Jeremy O. Harris and Eliza Hittman, made the joint decision to leave the screening after a caption device provided for the Coda actress didn't work, according to Variety.
The device was later repaired, but the incident demonstrated a larger problem taking place behind the scenes to make the films being showcased accessible to all viewers.
Walkout: Marlee Matlin and her fellow Drama jurors walked out of a screening of Magazine Dreams Friday, after the Sundance Film Festival failed to provide adequate captioning for the deaf and hearing impaired audience
Marlee, who shared her excitement at being a part of the jury on social media, joined in writing a letter to filmmakers explaining why accessibility was so important.
'The U.S. independent cinema movement began as a way to make film accessible to everyone, not just those with the most privileges among us.'
'As a jury our ability to celebrate the work that all of you have put into making these films has been disrupted by the fact that they are not accessible to all three of
