Hear and Now

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Hear and Now

2007

1h 24m

Documentary

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9 Reviews

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

Justin Lowe

The Hollywood Reporter

Missing is any meaningful context about either the medical procedure or its significance among the deaf.

Feb 2, 2007

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Peter Debruge

Variety

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.

Jan 24, 2007

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

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.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 10, 2020

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Shelley Gabert

FilmStew.com

It's the merging of filmmaker and daughter that makes this documentary and memoir so compelling and appealing to a mass audience.

May 7, 2008

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Shawn Levy

Oregonian

Be prepared to be fully immersed in it.

Rated: A-

Dec 7, 2007

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Jack Garner

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

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.

Rated: 10/10

Mar 23, 2007

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(Watched Tue 10 Mar 2009)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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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.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

amazing! very emotional!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Fascinating and touching story. Great documentary!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

Amazing documentary of incredible personal story, a must see.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Audience Member

very interesting documentary...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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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

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