A Documentary about Oscar-winning actor Troy Kotsur & his Father

To My Father is a tribute to Kotsur's father.

Filmmaker John Papola says the documentary is a powerful tribute to the love between Leonard Kotsur and his son, saying, "Leonard never saw his son as a victim. He saw his son as capable." Leonard Kostsur served as chief of police in Mesa, Arizona and was a devout Catholic. When Troy was in high school, he was paralyzed from the neck down from a car accident and was no longer able to sign to Troy.

In 2022, Troy won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as deaf New England fisherman and father Frank Rossi in the 2021 movie CODA. The 23-minute documentary is available on YouTube. Here's more about it.