Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements (2019)

Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements (2019)

NAME OF FILM: MOONLIGHT SONATA: DEAFNESS IN THREE MOVEMENTS

DIRECTOR(S): Irene Taylor Brodsky

STARRING: N/A

GENRE: Documentary Film

SYNOPSIS: MOONLIGHT SONATA tells an intimate and personal multigenerational story of loss and discovery through deafness. Born deaf and receiving cochlear implants as a toddler Jonas grows up in a world full of sound. His grandparents on the other hand also born deaf experienced a childhood of silence. As Jonas turns 11 he learns “Moonlight Sonata” a piece Beethoven wrote while going deaf. It is a beautiful film of love and sound in all their messy forms.