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16 January 2025

Have you watched the movie CODA? I watched it twice in the last couple of days. It is a very moving, laugh-and-cry film about a young lady in her last year of high school. She is a member of a family of four who make their living fishing. The unique thing about the family is that, with the exception of the young lady, Ruby, they are all deaf. Ruby spends much of her time translating between her family and people who can hear. CODA stands for Child of Deaf Adults. Ruby takes up singing in a school choir and aspires to go to a music college. Her dilemma is whether to stay and help her family or attend college. The movie is on Apple TV.

"It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf." - Walter Lippmann