Hearing For The First Time In 65 Years - HBO Documentary Film "Hear And Now"

Main Category: Hearing / Deafness
Article Date: 06 May 2008 - 1:00 PDT

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After 65 years of silence, what would it be like to hear the sound of waves, or birds chirping or your children's voices for the very first time? In this fascinating and touching film, award-winning filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky chronicles her parents' journey into a world of sound, after cochlear implant surgery ends a lifetime of silence.

Hear and Now is a deeply personal memoir by Emmy® Award-winning filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky about her deaf parents' decision to undergo risky cochlear implant surgery - the only one of its kind that can restore a sense. At 65, Sally and Paul Taylor decided they wanted to hear their first symphonies, their children's voices, and talk on the phone. This fascinating, 85-minute documentary follows the couple's complex, moving journey from the silent world they knew to a new - and often profoundly challenging - world of sound.

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Winner of the Audience Award (Documentary) at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, Hear and Now premieres on HBO Thursday, May 8 at 8 p.m.-only on HBO!

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