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Senior man looks at a senior woman. Both smile at each other. Caption. For so long, language for Mom and Dad.

Documents Irene Taylor Brodsky's deaf parents' complex decision to leave their world of silence and undergo a dangerous surgery to get cochlear implants. At the age of 65, Paul and Sally Taylor decided they wanted to hear their first symphonies, hear their children's voices, and talk on the phone. How will this operation transform them, their relationship with each other, and the deaf world they might leave behind? Observes two people taking a journey from silence to sound. NOTE: Contains profanity and shows surgical procedure.

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    Michele G. (Burlingame, CA)
    June 4th, 2020 at 06:43 PM

    This is an insightful movie into the thinking about sound. Sally and Paul are courageous to embark on this new journey.

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    Bridget C. T. (Las Vegas, NV)
    December 20th, 2017 at 01:14 AM

    Suitable for the Deaf Culture course at any college or university levels.

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    Bridget C. T. (Las Vegas, NV)
    December 13th, 2017 at 06:22 PM

    Excellent source of resource for Deaf Culture course!

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    Tiffany D. (South Jordan, UT)
    February 8th, 2017 at 01:39 PM

    Very well made. For the most part it is "bipartisan" in showing the pros and cons of cochlear implants.

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