Hear and Now

Rated NR · 86 minutes

Documentary

Filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky tells a deeply personal story about her deaf parents, and their radical decision -- after 65 years of silence -- to undergo cochlear implant surgery, a complex procedure that could give them the ability to hear.

- Synopsis courtesy of Tribune Media Service

Director: Irene Taylor Brodsky
Writer: Irene Taylor Brodsky
Producer: Sheila Nevins
Cast: Sally Taylor, David Taylor and Paul Taylor

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