Hearing boy
Director Anne Katrine Talks
Countries Denmark
Duration 28 min
Synopsis
Karen is deaf. She gives birth to a hearing boy. Life with deafness has always been a challenge to her and this new arrival makes her face a reality she has previously been prone to ignore. Scenes from a family dinner reveal that without help form Karens sister Katrine, the gulf between the deaf world and the hearing world would be hard to bridge. But Katrine cannot live Karen's life for her, and Karen and her new son have to meet halfway somehow.
Karen is deaf. She gives birth to a hearing boy. Life with deafness has always been a challenge to her and this new arrival makes her face a reality she has previously been prone to ignore. Scenes from a family dinner reveal that without help form Karens sister Katrine, the gulf between the deaf world and the hearing world would be hard to bridge. But Katrine cannot live Karen's life for her, and Karen and her new son have to meet halfway somehow.