Massachusetts made 'Sound of Metal' wins two Oscars at 93rd Academy Awards
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Updated: 11:48 PM EDT Apr 25, 2021
Massachusetts made 'Sound of Metal' wins two Oscars at 93rd Academy Awards
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Updated: 11:48 PM EDT Apr 25, 2021
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WHO LIVE IN MASSACHUSETTS AHEAD OF TONIGHT’S BIG SHOW. >> I AM VERY NERVOUS AND ANXIO AT THE SAME TIME, SOME EXCITING THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TOO. ANCHOR: LOTS OF EXCITEMENT FOR LOCAL ACTORS JOE TOLEDO AND HIS SON DOMENICO WHO ARE IN THE FILM SOUND OF METAL, NOMINATED FOR SIX OSCARS. >> I AM NERVOUS AS WELL AND WHEN I REALIZED THERE ARE A LOT OF DEAF ACTORS IN THE MOVIE AND THEY RECEIVED OSCAR NOMINATIONS I WAS SURPRISED AND EXCITED FOR THAT. REPORTER: THE MOVIE IS ABOUT A DRUMMER OF A HEAVY METAL BAND WHO STARTS LOSING HIS HEARING AND STRUGGLES TO COPE WITH IT, FINDING SUPPORT FROM THE DEAF COMMUNITY. THE FILM IS SET IN MISSOURI BUT FILMED IN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOME SCENES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE FILM’S LINE PRODUCER AND UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER LIVE IN PORTSMOUTH. >> IT'S SUPER EXCITING FOR A SMALL INDEPENDENT MOVIE IT’S A PRETTY BIG STAGE TO BE A PART OF. REPORTER: THIS FATHER AND SON, WATCHING FROM THEIR LIVING ROOM IN MASS WIN OR LOSE, THEY SAY ITS AN IMPORTANT FILM THAT BRINGS A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE AND HAVE THIS MESSAGE FOR THE FILM INDUSTRY. >> START TO PUT SOME THOUGHT TO RECRUITING REALISTIC DEAF ACTORS AND INDIVIDUALS THAT WILL BE ABLE TO JOIN IN ON THE WORK AND HAVE IT OPEN FOR DIV