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# of Deaf Actors (Movie with a budget greater than $2,000,000):

Year 2023 (tot:2)

Mila Davis-Kent (Creed III); Shaylee Mansfield (The Company You Keep)

Year 2022 (tot:8)

Emilio Insolera (The 355); Russell Harvard (Causeway); James Caverly (Only Murders in the Building); John Maucere (Diggstown); Rodney Burford, Michael Anthony Spady, Jared DeBusk (Dahmer – Monster); Amy Murray (The Witcher: Blood Origin)

Year 2021 (tot:7)

Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant (Coda); Lauren Ridloff. (The Eternals); Millicent Simmonds (A Quiet Place II); Kaylee Hottle (Godzilla vs Kong)
Shaylee Mansfield (13 Minutes)

Year 2020 (tot:12)

Jeremy Lee Sanchez, Shaheem, Lauren Ridloff and seven other deaf actors (Sound of Metal); Shaylee Mansfield (Feel the Beat);

Year 2019 (tot:4)

Marlee Matlin (Limetown, A West Wing and Gone); Dickie Hearts (Tales of the City); Sean Berdy (The Society); Shaylee Mansfield (Noelle);

Year 2018 (tot:2)

Millicent Simmonds (A Quiet Place); Nyle DiMarco (Station 19);

Theatrical budget: greater than $2,000,000
Low budget: under $2,000,000
Moderate low budget: under $700,000
Ultra low budget: under $300,000

Ref: Wrapbook

# of Deaf Writers (Movie with a budget greater than $2,000,000):

Deaf Writers:

YEAR 2023 (tot: 0)

YEAR 2022 (tot: 0)

YEAR 2021 (tot: 0)

YEAR 2020 (tot: 0)

YEAR 2019 (tot: 0)

YEAR 2018 (tot: 0)

# of Deaf Directors (Movie with a budget greater than $2,000,000):

Deaf Directors:

YEAR 2023 (tot: 0)

YEAR 2022 (tot: 0)

YEAR 2021 (tot: 0)

YEAR 2020 (tot: 0)

YEAR 2019 (tot: 0)

YEAR 2018 (tot: 0)

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