CODA is a 2021 coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Sian Heder.

An English-language remake of the 2014 French film La Famille Bélier, it stars

Emilia Jones as the titular child of deaf adults (CODA) and only hearing member of
a deaf family, who attempts to help her family's struggling fishing business, while
pursuing her own aspirations of being a singer. Eugenio Derbez, Troy Kotsur, Ferdia
Walsh-Peelo, Daniel Durant, and Marlee Matlin are featured in supporting roles. An
international co-production between the United States and France with La Famille
Bélier producer Philippe
Rousselet reprising his role as producer,
the film was filmed on location in Gloucester, Massachusetts,
in the United States.

CODA had its world premiere on January 28, 2021, at the 2021 Sundance Film
Festival, where Apple acquired its distribution rights and co-production
partnership for a festival-record $25 million. The film was released in theaters
and through the Apple TV+ streaming service on August 13, 2021. It garnered
positive reviews from critics and was named one of the top 10 films of 2021 by the
American Film Institute. CODA won three Oscars at the 94th Academy Awards for Best
Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Kotsur), and Best Adapted Screenplay, becoming the
first film produced and/or distributed by a streaming service and the first
starring predominantly deaf actors to win Best Picture. Among its various other
accolades, the film won the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical
Motion Picture and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay,
and its cast won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a
Cast in a Motion Picture.

In Gloucester, Massachusetts, Ruby Rossi is the only hearing member of her family;
her parents, Frank and Jackie, and older brother, Leo, are all deaf. She assists
with the family fishing business and plans to join it full-time after high school.

Because of her family, Ruby is seen as an outcast at school. When she notices her
crush, Miles, is signing up for choir, Ruby impulsively does the same. On the first
day of the choir, the teacher, Bernardo "Mr. V” Villalobos, instructs the students
to sing "Happy Birthday to You" to place their vocal parts. Faced with having to
sing in front of the class, Ruby panics and runs away. She later returns to Mr. V
and explains that she was bullied for talking differently as a child. Mr. V tells
Ruby there is room for all kinds of voices in the choir, and is surprised and
impressed by her beautiful singing voice.

Mr. V pairs Ruby with Miles for a duet at the upcoming choir recital. Their first
rehearsal goes poorly as they each prepare separately; Mr. V insists that they must
practice together. Ruby invites Miles to her house to practice, but they are
interrupted by Frank and Jackie loudly having sex in the next room. Ruby later
hears classmates in the cafeteria mocking the incident. Miles apologizes and tells
her he only told his friend Jay, who in turn spread the story, but she wants
nothing to do with him. She eventually forgives him and they resume their practice
while kindling a relationship.

Meanwhile, Frank and Leo struggle to make ends meet with the fishing business as
new fees and sanctions are imposed by the local board. At a board meeting, Frank
stands and announces that he is starting his own company to get around the new
restrictions and sell his fish on his own, inviting other local fishermen to join.
The family struggles to get the business off the ground, relying on Ruby to spread
the word.

Mr. V encourages Ruby to audition for Berklee College of Music, his alma mater. He
offers her private lessons to prepare, as he is already privately tutoring Miles.
Ruby agrees, but her increasing commitments to the family business cause her to be
late to their lessons. Mr. V grows irritated with Ruby's constant lateness and
chastises her for wasting his time and not caring enough about music.

While fishing one day, when Ruby was unavailable, Frank and Leo are intercepted by
the coast guard after failing to respond to ship horns and radio calls. They are
fined and have their fishing licenses suspended for their negligence. They appeal
and manage to get their license back on the condition that they have a hearing
person on board at all times. Ruby announces to the family that she is foregoing
college and will join the business full-time. Her parents are supportive, but Leo
reacts angrily, insisting that they can manage without Ruby's help.

Ruby's family attends her choir recital, and while they cannot hear her sing, they
notice the positive reception from the audience around them. That night, Frank asks
Ruby to sing a song for him while he feels her vocal cords, growing emotional. The
entire family then drives to Boston with Ruby for her Berklee audition. Before her
audition, she sees Miles, who reveals he choked his audition and wishes her luck.
Ruby's family are prohibited from entering the audition hall, but they sneak up to
the balcony. Ruby is nervous and unprepared at first, but gains confidence when she
sees her family. She signs along with the song, "Both Sides, Now" by Joni Mitchell,
so they can understand what she is singing.

Some time later, Ruby is accepted to Berklee. Her family and Mr. V are delighted
with the news. She invites Miles to visit her in Boston sometime. Meanwhile, the
hearing workers in the family's fishing business have been learning sign language,
allowing them to communicate with and interpret for the family. Ruby's friend
Gertie drives her to Boston for college as her family sees them off; Ruby signs, "I
love you forever" to them as they drive away.