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Hear and Now

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A couple, deaf since birth, decide to have cochlear implant surgeries at age 65.

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Justin Lowe The Hollywood Reporter 02/02/2007
Missing is any meaningful context about either the medical procedure or its significance among the deaf. Go to Full Review Peter Debruge Variety 01/24/2007
Like the wrenching personal accounts of cancer survivors, Hear and Now unlocks the psychological side of their experience, with raw emotion smoothing over the intimate pic's less cinematic qualities. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/10/2020
2.5/4.0
While Brodsky's film allows us inside the world of her wonderful parents, I only wished that by the end of the film I had felt more connected to them. Go to Full Review Shelley Gabert FilmStew.com 05/07/2008
It's the merging of filmmaker and daughter that makes this documentary and memoir so compelling and appealing to a mass audience. Go to Full Review Shawn Levy Oregonian 12/07/2007
A-
Be prepared to be fully immersed in it. Go to Full Review Jack Garner Rochester Democrat and Chronicle 03/23/2007
10/10
Hear 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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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08/10/2010 (Watched Tue 10 Mar 2009) See more 11/10/2009 Sentimental, emotional, raw, insightful, and deeply personal. I thank them for sharing their experiences, sometimes very raw and too tender, to the rest of us so that we can better understand what it is like to be in their world before and after cochlear implantation. See more 11/09/2009 amazing! very emotional! See more 08/01/2009 Fascinating and touching story. Great documentary! See more 07/27/2009 Amazing documentary of incredible personal story, a must see. See more 07/05/2009 very interesting documentary... See more Read all reviews
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Irene Taylor

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Movie Info

Synopsis A couple, deaf since birth, decide to have cochlear implant surgeries at age 65.
Director
Irene Taylor
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 26, 2016
Runtime
1h 24m