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oscar-winning actress marlee matlin, who is deaf, is the film's executive producer >> people watchingi think i would hope would say oh, deaf-blind, okay, i feel sorry for a deaf-blind person. but then after watching the film they'll change their minds and say look, there's a story there of two people meeting beyond just the disability, beyond the color of their skin, beyond whatever person or whatever they represent. >> reporter: after the film was completed doug roland was finally able to track down the real artie. >> it was amazing to reunite with him, to let him know he has inspired this whole experience was amazing. so it's a great opportunity for people to be moved by and feel connected to a person who's deaf-blind and then hopefully be inspired to learn more about the community afterward. >> "feeling through" is available on youtube. you can see the link to it on our facebook page that's "nightly news" for this thursday. thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. >>> right now at 6:00, the rain is back as we head into friday. >> plus, i'