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Next at the disTHIS! Film Series:
SPECIAL DATE: Wednesday, January 9th!
"Sound and Fury" Double Feature
... and
talkback with Producer/Director Josh Aronson following the
screening!
The life of the
Artinian family of Long Island was chronicled in the Academy Award
nominated film Sound and Fury, released in
2000. This provocative documentary chroniocles one family's struggle
over whether or not to provide two deaf children with cochlear
implants, devices that stimulate hearing.
Viewers are propelled
into the very personal consequences of a heated political and cultural
debate. As the Artinians debate what is the right choice for two deaf
cousins, Heather, 6, and Peter, 1 1/2, viewers are introduced to one of
the most controversial issues affecting deaf culture and community. Deaf-culture has been described as “membership
in a close-knit, supportive community based on a rich history and
beautiful language.” Sound and Fury
is both a wonderfully constructed, poetic glimpse into deaf culture and
an examination of its possible extinction with the “new-and-improved”
technology of the cochlear implant.
At the heart of Sound and Fury are the questions:
Cochlear implants may provide access to the hearing world, but what do
the devices mean for a person's sense of identity with deaf culture?
Can durable bridges be built between the deaf and hearing worlds? And,
if so, at what cost?
The highly-anticipated
sequel Sound and Fury: Six Years Later updates
audiences about the lives of the Artinian's since the first film was
made. Sound and Fury
ended with 6-year-old Heather’s parents deciding not to implant her. In
this stand-alone sequel we learn, somewhat surprisingly, that Heather’s
parents have since changed their minds and allowed Heather to have the
implant at nine years old.
But Heather isn't
alone, we discover. Her two younger brothers, her mother, her aunt and
her two cousins have also had cochlear implants. Are be able to
navigate between the hearing world of her school and the signing deaf
world at large? What has the impact of their decision been?
Find out on January 9th
at disTHIS! and enjoy
this rare opportunity to see both movies screened together and discuss
the issues raised in Sound and Fury as
we discuss both movies -- and debate which inspired them -- with
Producer/Director Josh Aronson following the screening!
The Los
Angeles Times wrote:
"The kind of intensely human drama that the best
of Sundance documentaries often provide. Intimately focused as well as
fair to all sides, this is a powerful examination of a question that is
nowhere as simple as it may seem at first!"
The New York Times reported:
"A documentary about cochlear implants, the relatively new devices that allow many deaf people to hear, may not sound like anyone's idea of compelling filmmaking, but Josh Aronson's "Sound and Fury" -- which follows two branches of a Long Island family through the decision-making process about the implant's use -- is powerful, insightful, important and emotionally wrenching."
"A documentary about cochlear implants, the relatively new devices that allow many deaf people to hear, may not sound like anyone's idea of compelling filmmaking, but Josh Aronson's "Sound and Fury" -- which follows two branches of a Long Island family through the decision-making process about the implant's use -- is powerful, insightful, important and emotionally wrenching."
The
Seattle Post-Intelligencer said:
"Intellectually
absorbing and emotionally gripping, and it rather skillfully forces us
to think about the 'blessings' of technology with a whole new kind of
wariness."
Awards & Recognitions
-- Nominated, Best Documentary, Academy Awards, (2001)
Awards & Recognitions
-- Nominated, Best Documentary, Academy Awards, (2001)
--
Freedom of Expression Award, National Board of Review (2000)
--
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival (2000)
Sound and Fury & Sound and Fury: Six Years Later
United States, 2000
Running Time: 80 minutes
Language: English
United States, 2000
Running Time: 80 minutes
Language: English
Captioned:
Yes
Director: Josh Aronson
Director: Josh Aronson
Sound and Fury: Six Years Later
United States, 2006
Running Time: 30 minutes
Language: English
United States, 2006
Running Time: 30 minutes
Language: English
Captioned:
Yes
Director: Josh Aronson
Director: Josh Aronson
Where: DCTV, 3rd Floor Screening Room. 87 Lafayette Street (By Subway: 6, N, R, Q, W, J, M, Z to Canal Street; go two blocks south) between Walker & White.
Time: 6:30 to 9pm. Screening starts @ 7pm
Donation: $5
disTHIS! movies,
talkback sessions and related events are open to the public. $5 suggested donation. This film is presented
in English with open captions. ASL interpretation available upon
request. Space is wheelchair accessible. Snacks are provided and there
is a cash bar for drinks, but space is limited to the first 65 people! Recent articles in the Tribeca Trib, New
York Nonprofit Press and the NY Times --
and YOUR support -- have filled screenings to capacity. DON'T MISS OUT!
Call 212.284.4160 to reserve YOUR seat or email: disthis@...
Call 212.284.4160 to reserve YOUR seat or email: disthis@...
The disTHIS! Film Series, a project of the Disabilities Network of NYC in association with DCTV, is a monthly showcase of festival quality independent and international short, documentary and feature films with disability themes audiences are unlikely to see elsewhere. disTHIS! movies are always provocative; never quite what you’d expect. No handkerchief necessary, no heroism required. This is disability through a whole new lens. disTHIS! is made possible the generous support of The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, members of the Disabilites Network of NYC and our audiences.
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