15. CODA (2021) dir. Siân Heder

CODA stars Emilia Jones as Ruby, a teenage girl who's the only hearing member of her family, a CODA (child of deaf adults). As she approaches her last year of high school, the tension between her desires to carve out the next stage of her life by attending a college for music and her responsibilities as the family interpreter reaches its most difficult heights. Good fruit for a Best Picture winner, right?---Follow The Movies on ⁠Instagram ⁠& ⁠Letterboxd⁠Financially support the podcast via the ⁠tip jar!