“The Complexities of Being a Hearing Child in a Deaf Family”: DP Paula Huidobro on CODA
Sold for a reported $25 million-plus, CODA (the title is an acronym for Children Of Deaf Adults) stars Emilia Jones as the hearing child of a deaf fishing family. DP Paula Huidobro discusses the process of coordinating with deaf actors onset, learning about fishing and her ongoing collaboration with director Sian Heder. Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the cinematographer of your film? What were the factors and attributes that led to your being hired for this job? Huidobro: I first met Sian at the DWW program at AFI and we have continued to work since then in two […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Feb 2, 2021