One night he was hit by a drunk driver, he was in the car accident and everything changed, and he was paralysed from the neck down and lost his ability to sign. but he didn't let that stop him, he persisted. his persistence inspired me, i forgot that i was deaf, being deaf was nothing, and so i saw what my father went through for the rest of his life and eventually i won an oscar and so i dedicated my 0scar to my father. and troy kotsur made this short tribeca film because he wanted to show how his father's love helped him get to where he is today. when looked at myself, being deaf wasn't a bi...