A documentary memoir following a filmmaker's deaf parents as they receive a complex surgical implant, which allows them to experience sound for the first time.
From "Dexter" to The Suicide Squad, here are our picks for the reboots and remakes we're most excited for in 2021 and beyond.
Related News
-
'Beware the Slenderman': Inside Chilling New Doc on Internet Murder Meme
19 January 2017 | Rolling Stone -
The Slender Man movie finds a director & Beware the Slenderman HBO doc to air on Jan 23rd
05 January 2017 | HeyUGuys -
Best TV to Watch in January: Sexy Popes, Slenderman Doc and More
29 December 2016 | Rolling Stone
From the iconic to the eclectic, relive the most memorable moments from the Oscars red carpet.
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: Hear and Now (2007)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
5 wins & 2 nominations.
See more awards »
Edit
Cast
| Credited cast: | |||
 |
Sally Taylor | ... | Self |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
|
|
David Taylor | ... | David Taylor |
|
|
Paul Taylor | ... | Paul Taylor |
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
See All (5) »
Storyline
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? Written by Irene Taylor Brodsky
This movie documents the writers journey with her parents so honestly that you really feel their emotions while watching this movie. I work with the deaf and found this to be very indicative as to what the deaf community faces when the decide whether or not to have this surgery done. The raw emotion of the writers parents will make you laugh when they laugh and cry when they cry. This is definitely a must see documentary. This documentary will also show the negatives towards getting a cochlear implant as well as the positives. I think that the daughter making this film is a wonderful tribute to her parents struggles and accomplishments. It also gives you an insight into hearing children being raised by deaf parents and how they adapted to it during their childhoods. Very good movie.