In this deeply personal memoir, filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky documents her deaf parents' complex decision to leave their world of silence and undergo a dangerous surgery to get cochlear implants -- the only one of its kind that can restore a sense. At the age of 65, Paul and Sally Taylor decided they wanted to hear their first symphonies, hear their children's' voices, and talk on the phone. How will this operation transform them, their relationship with each other, and the... (Full plot summary below)
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In this deeply personal memoir, filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky documents her deaf parents' complex decision to leave their world of silence and undergo a dangerous surgery to get cochlear implants -- the only one of its kind that can restore a sense. At the age of 65, Paul and Sally Taylor decided they wanted to hear their first symphonies, hear their children's' voices, and talk on the phone. How will this operation transform them, their relationship with each other, and the deaf world they might leave behind? This is a story of two people taking a journey from silence to sound. The question is, what will they make of it, and what might they gain -- or lose -- forever?
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| Rochester Democrat and ChronicleJack GarnerHear and Now is a beautifully made film, with footage that helps filmgoers understand the richness of the world of sight, the challenges of the world of no sound and the considerable talents and charm of her parents. |
| Entertainment InsidersJonathan W. HickmanThe film is an extremely personal one that carefully shares with us many tender moments. |
| Reel.comBonnie FazioIrene Taylor Brodsky's documentary about her parents' late-in-life decision to undergo cochlear-implant surgery is a moving tribute to her folks and their accomplishments, and an engrossing emotional roller-coaster for filmgoers. |
| FilmStew.comShelley GabertIt's the merging of filmmaker and daughter that makes this documentary and memoir so compelling and appealing to a mass audience. |
| User Reviewkaren gInsightful documentary about a couple who get cochlear implants and hear for the first time at age 65. |
| User ReviewPrivate UAmazing doco - the filmmaker follows her 65-year-old deaf parents as they get cochlear implants and hear for the first time. The dad has a hilarious take on things (geese are the worst sound ever apparently), but it's also obviously really hard for them. The whole cinema was in floods of tears the whole time. It's on again on Tuesday at 4:30, go if you can make it! (Part of the film fest). |
| User ReviewJacqueline OAnd endearing tale,...insightful for those of us who can hear, and take it for granted. |
| User ReviewJohn FI feel honored to have been "let in" on this deeply personal journey. Documentaries do not get any better than this! |
| User ReviewTony KInspirational, touching, realistic and emotion filled. I haven't flet like this watching something on tv. Makes me ashamed of normal people who have been gifted all their senses by God and yet fail to use them and here is a couple deaf since birth who have achieved so much. My hat's off to the director Irene Taylor Brodsky. |
| User ReviewZurina .the most emotional experience i got from a documentary ever, a beatiful story full of love. |
