Sian Heder

Directing

Sian Heder

Born 1977-06-23 · Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Siân Heder (/ˈʃɑːn ˈheɪdər/; born June 23, 1977) is an American filmmaker who is best known for writing and directing the films Tallulah and CODA. CODA earned Heder an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and a BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film also won the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Troy Kotsur. Description above from the Wikipedia article Siân Heder, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

CODA poster
7.9

As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.

CODA

2021

CODA poster
7.9

As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.

CODA

2021

Tallulah poster
6.7

Desperate to be rid of her toddler, a dissatisfied Beverly Hills housewife hires a stranger to babysit and ends up getting much more than she bargained for.

Tallulah

2016

Tallulah poster
6.7

Desperate to be rid of her toddler, a dissatisfied Beverly Hills housewife hires a stranger to babysit and ends up getting much more than she bargained for.

Tallulah

2016

Being Heumann poster
NR

In 1977, Judy Heumann leads over a hundred disabled people to take over the San Francisco Federal Building, kicking off a 28-day sit-in.

Being Heumann

2026

Being Heumann poster
NR

In 1977, Judy Heumann leads over a hundred disabled people to take over the San Francisco Federal Building, kicking off a 28-day sit-in.

Being Heumann

2026

Being Heumann poster
NR

In 1977, Judy Heumann leads over a hundred disabled people to take over the San Francisco Federal Building, kicking off a 28-day sit-in.

Being Heumann

2026

Dog Eat Dog poster
8.5

When Oliver becomes obsessed with a dog at the pound, he finds himself in a desperate rivalry with an unexpected stranger.

Dog Eat Dog

2012

Dog Eat Dog poster
8.5

When Oliver becomes obsessed with a dog at the pound, he finds himself in a desperate rivalry with an unexpected stranger.

Dog Eat Dog

2012

Dog Eat Dog poster
8.5

When Oliver becomes obsessed with a dog at the pound, he finds himself in a desperate rivalry with an unexpected stranger.

Dog Eat Dog

2012

No artwork available
NR

Sam and Sadie meet as children and reunite as adults to create video games, finding an intimacy in digital storytelling that eludes them in their real lives.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

2027

No artwork available
NR

Sam and Sadie meet as children and reunite as adults to create video games, finding an intimacy in digital storytelling that eludes them in their real lives.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

2027

No artwork available
NR

A single dad and NASA physicist who discovers a black hole that will strike earth in a matter of days. The problem is that no one, including his colleagues at NASA, believes him. The one person that trusts him is his 10-year-old daughter, but that bond is now being threatened by a different force.

The Blue Afternoon That Lasted Forever

Mother poster
6.6

Desperate to be rid of her toddler in order to have an affair, a dissatisfied Beverly Hills Housewife hires a stranger to babysit and ends up getting much more than she bargained for. "Mother" is a dark and funny look at neglect, and what it really means to get what we want.

Mother

2006

No artwork available
NR

Upcoming film based on Sarah Lotz's novel "Impossible".

Impossible

No artwork available
NR

Upcoming film based on Sarah Lotz's novel "Impossible".

Impossible