HEAR AND NOW
AFTER 65 YEARS OF SILENCE, LOVE BECOMES AMPLIFIED
Filmmaker Irene Taylor tells the story of her deaf parents, Paul and Sally Taylor, and their decision at the age of 65 to undergo risky cochlear implant surgery, a procedure that could give them the ability to hear. An intimate memoir, the film follows their complicated journey from a comfortable world of silence to a new and profoundly challenging world of sound.
Winner, 2008 Peabody Award
Winner, Audience Award for Documentary, 2007 Sundance Film Festival
Winner, Special Jury “Best Life” Award at the 2008 BiograFilm Festival in Bologna, Italy
Winner, Audience Award at 2008 EIDF Film Festival in Seoul, Korea
Showcased in the 2008 American Film Festival in Moscow