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Original title: Sound and Fury
Year: 2000
Running time: 80 min.
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Josh Aronson
Cast: Documentary
Music: Mark Souzzo
Cinematography: Brian Danitz, Gordy Waterman
Producer: Co-production United Kingdom-United States;
Aronson Film Associates, Filmfour, Public Policy Productions, WNET Channel 13 New York
Genre: Documentary | Disability. Deafness
Synopsis: SOUND & FURY is a documentary that examines the issues surrounding the controversial cochlear implant--the medical technology that, through an operation, allows deaf people to hear. The film follows the Artinian family--adult brothers Chris (hearing) and Peter (deaf), their wives and their children--living in Glen Cove Long Island. Over a two-year period, the camera pays witness to the pain, frustration, and conflicts they encounter as these parents research the pros and cons of giving their children (5-year-old Heather, and 1 1/2-year-old Peter) the operation. At the root of the argument against the operation is the fear that the deaf culture--and American Sign Language--would be lost entirely were the Cochlear implant to become a standard procedure administered to all deaf children. Arguments in favor of the procedure argue that a child who can hear with use of the cochlear implant could participate in hearing schools where they might learn more, learn faster, and never feel that they are disabled and different from other children.

This film, with its passionate but entirely objective approach to this difficult subject, will change viewers' ideas about deafness, parenting, medical advancements, and will leave them pondering these ideas for a long time to come. Peter and Nita Artinian move their family (with daughte, Heather) to Frederick Maryland, which has a strong deaf community and deaf schools.

Awards: 2000: Nominated for Oscar: Best Documentary

2000: National Board of Review: Award for libertad of expresión

2000: Nominated for Jury Prize in el Sundance Film Festival: Best Documentary

2000: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Best Documentary

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Sound and Fury

2000

Josh Aronson