Summaries

If you could make your deaf child hear, would you? Academy Award-nominated "Sound and Fury" follows the intimate, heart-rending tale of the Artinians, an extended family of deaf and hearing members, across three generations. Together they confront a technological device that can help the deaf to hear but may also threaten deaf culture--and their bonds with one another. For Peter and his wife, both of whom are deaf, a surgical ear implant for their 5-year-old daughter Heather means a choice between two worlds: an unfamiliar hearing world; and the deaf world, a robust culture in its own right united by a uniquely visual and artistic language. Heather Artinian--precocious, vivacious, and avidly curious about implant surgery--is caught between her deaf parents and her hearing grandparents as they argue passionately about her future. The debate is sometimes silent, but by no means quiet. "Sound and Fury" speaks volumes about the choices we make and the battles we fight in order to be heard.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • card game
  • cake
  • sound
  • hearing
  • maryland school for the deaf
Genres
  • Documentary
Release date Jan 20, 2000
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States United Kingdom
Official sites Next Wave Films
Language English American Sign Language
Production companies FilmFour Aronson Film Associates Public Policy Productions

Box office

Gross US & Canada $114882
Opening weekend US & Canada $7104
Gross worldwide $114882

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 20m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

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