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Angelique Jackson Four years ago, Oscar winner Marlee Matlin experienced the magic of a Sundance premiere virtually when the heartfelt indie “CODA” made its debut at the fest (it then sold for $25 million to Apple on the way to winning the Oscar for best picture). But this year, Matlin gets to enjoy Sundance in-person with the debut of the documentary about her life and career, “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore,” which premiered before a packed house at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, Utah on Thursday.

Marlee Matlin is now looking back at a darker period in her life.A new documentary about the 59-year-old actress includes details about her relationship with William Hurt, her co-star in the 1986 movie “Children of a Lesser God.”In the new doc “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Thursday, Matlin said there was “a habit of abuse” with her then-boyfriend.Hurt, who died in 2022 at age 71, was 35, and the actress was 19 when the two were cast in the project, which marked Matlin’s first feature film debut.The movie was a screen adaptation of the Mark Medoff play about a deaf woman’s romantic relationship with a hearing speech teacher. When she won the Oscar for best actress at the 1987 Academy Awards, “The Miracle Season” actor presented her with the trophy.“I was afraid as I walked up the stairs to get the Oscar,” Matlin recalled about the moment in an interview with filmmaker Shoshannah Stern.

Some of the biggest talents in documentary film will be unveiling new work at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, including Oscar winners Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Davis Guggenheim, and Mstyslav Chernov.