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Sound and Fury (2000)

Posted By: Polik88

Date: 9 Sep 2015 11:01:23

Academy Award-nominated "Sound and Fury", that came out in 2000, follows the intimate, heart-rending tale of the Artinians, an extended family with 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 each other.
For Peter Artinian and his wife, both of whom are deaf, a surgical ear implant for their five-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. When all is done, "Sound and Fury" speaks volumes about the choices we make and the battles…
"Sound and Fury Six Years Later" is another engaging look at this extraordinary family in the years since their first movie captured audiences around the world.
"Sound and Fury" ended with 6-year-old Heather's family deciding not to give her the cochlear implant. With the family painfully divided over this issue, Heather's parents decided to move their family to a deaf community to bring their kids up in the signing deaf world.
In this stand-alone follow up film we learn that Heather finally did get the implant at 9 years old, as did her 2 younger brothers, her mother, her deaf aunt and her 2 deaf cousins. Now 12, Heather is the only deaf child in her mainstream school. She takes classes with everyone else, plays basketball and volleyball, stays near the top of her class and is popular with her hearing peers.
Heather's speech is understandable and she delights in her speaking ability and communication skills.
We see that Heather is growing and learning through lip reading and speech but she glides smoothly between the hearing world she is now a part of and the signing deaf world of her parents. We learn how Heather's parents changed their minds, moved back to Long Island and re-joined their family. Heather's father, who was so resistant to the implant in "Sound & Fury," talks about how, with observation and education, he has learned how useful the implant can be for his children and how glad he is they have it.
This resilient family is a remarkable testament to family devotion, tireless responsibility to children and enduring love.

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