Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore Canadian Theatrical Premiere

The Canadian Theatrical Premiere of Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore begins July 25 at Vancouver’s VIFF Centre. This deeply personal, visually immersive feature documentary about trailblazing Oscar®-winning actor and lifelong advocate Marlee Matlin. The film offers a revelatory and raw portrait of Matlin’s life told in her own words and in her native American Sign Language (ASL).

Following its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and its Canadian festival premiere at Hot Docs, Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore opened recently in New York to widespread critical acclaim. And now, the upcoming Canadian theatrical premieres will mark an exciting new chapter for first-time filmmaker Shoshannah Stern, whose groundbreaking debut is itself a history-maker: it’s the first American Masters feature directed entirely by a Deaf filmmaker.