Film

Sound and Fury

7.320001h 20mDocumentary

Director: Josh Aronson
Year: 2000

If you could make your deaf children hear, would you do it?

A documentary film released in 2000 about two American families with young deaf children and their conflict over whether or not to give their children cochlear implants, surgically implanted devices that may improve their ability to hear but may threaten their deaf identity.

Top cast

Heather Artinian

Self

Marianne Artinian

Self

Peter Artinian

Self

Nita Artinian

Self

Chris Artinian

Self

Mari Artinian

Self

Pat Chute

Self - Cochlear Implant Audiologist

Simon Parisier

Self - Cochlear Implant Surgeon

Shelby Vestrich

Self

Michael Mancini

Self

Nancy Mancini

Self

Emily Artinian

Self

Susan Cheffo

Self - Principal of Nassau County Voces

Peter Artinian, Sr.

Self

James Tucker

Self - Superintendent of the Maryland School for the Deaf

Timothy Artinian

Self (uncredited)

C.J. Artinian

Self (uncredited)

Christopher Artinian, Jr.

Self (uncredited)

Directed by

Josh Aronson

Produced by

Roger Weisberg