Erika Davis-Marsh’s CODA shares the story of a young dancer who was born to deaf parents. The film displays a diverse cast and authentically features deaf actors including Ryan Lane (Switched at Birth), CJ Jones (Baby Driver) and Antoinette Abbamonte (Switched at Birth).
The film introduces Kerrynton Jones and the stunning choreography was created by Tyce Diorio (So You Think You Can Dance). Having only just begun its festival run the film already won the programmers’ Choice Award at Cleveland, the Founder’s Award at ReelAbilities and is part of the official selection at LA Shorts.
Logline:
A young dancer struggles with her bi-cultural identity when she meets a confident young Deaf drummer who stirs up old conflicted feelings about growing up hearing in a Deaf family.
During filming the production employed four American Sign Language interpreters who worked during rehearsals and filming to facilitate fluid communication between the crew and the actors. CODA stands for Child of Deaf Adults.
About Erika Davis-Marsh
Erika Davis-Marsh is known for her work on CODA (2019), Night Play (2015) and Count to Twenty (2010).
Writer and Director Erika Davis-Marsh is a film and television director who recently graduated with her MFA in Film and Television Production from the University of Southern California. She was a finalist for the competitive 2016 Television Academy Foundation’s Episodic Directing Internship. Erika shadowed an episode of the fantasy show Grimm with Terrence O’Hara and three episodes of The Mindy Project with directors Michael Spiller and Michael Weaver.
She has directed several web-series pilots, including one for film and television comedy actor Amir Talai (What to Expect When You’re Expecting). As an undergraduate at University of Southern California. Erika Davis-Marsh was mentored by British television director Sara Pia Anderson and was selected to direct the musical Romance/Romance, starring Broadway actor Jeffrey Carlson.
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