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From Silence to Sound

Documentary / Educational / Female Filmmakers

Intended Audience: Mature

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Witness the miracle as a deaf man hears for the first time at age 27.

Director Chase Matthews offers this moving documentary about Justin Garrett, a completely deaf young man who, in 2006, agreed to undergo radical cochlear implant surgery that could possibly make him hear for the first time. Matthews follows Justin as he prepares for, submits to and recovers from the high-stakes surgery: Success will reverse Justin's condition, but failure will irrevocably destine him to a lifetime of total silence.


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  • Directed by Chase Matthews
  • Written by Chase Matthews & Jenine Mayring
  • Produced by Jenine Mayring
  • Running Time 48 min
  • Release Date 2010
  • Country United States of America
  • Content Rating Intended Audience: mature
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Directed by Chase Matthews

Written by Chase Matthews & Jenine Mayring

Produced by Jenine Mayring

Cast Davina Garrett: herself
Justin Garrett: himself
Crew Jennifer Ricciardi: Re-recording Mixer
Perry Payne: Associate Editor
Dean Mongan: Editor
Joe Kraemer: Composer
Dean Mongan: Cinematographer
Chase Matthews: Co-Executive Producer
Jack Polachek: Executive Producer
Steve Yeaman: Re-recording Mixer
Palm Beach International Film Festival
Bahamas International Film Festival
Traildance Film Festival -- Best Documentary Feature (Nominated)
New York International Independent Film & Video Festival -- Best Documentary Feature (Won)
Temecula Valley International Film Festival
Southern Winds Film Festival
Rome International Film Festival

At the end of February 2006, I received an e-mail that changed my life. My cousin's husband, 27 year old Justin Garrett who had been deaf since birth, would be making history in Oklahoma by receiving a bilateral cochlear implant (an operation in which both ears undergo surgery simultaneously). "Four weeks after the operation," it read, "the implants would be turned on and Justin would be able to hear as well as you and I." I was blown away by the news and couldn't get it out of my mind. I remember thinking, "I would LOVE to be there to see Justin hear for the first time!"

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"From Silence to Sound is an intimate and powerful portrait of courage and the dream to hear." -Adrian Belic, Academy Award® nominee

"Justin's success story (a double implant at that!) is more than rare, it is, in some ways against all odds, which is what makes From Silence to Sound so tremendously heartwarming and uplifting."

"It is spellbinding to witness Justin's transformation from frustration and anger to gratefulness and wonder. It is the ultimate story of beating the odds and you can't help but cheer at his victory."

WINNER - BEST DOCUMENTARY USA (Everglades International Film Festival)

WINNER - BEST NORTH AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY (International Film Festival Egypt)

"...An emotional piece of cinema... a touching work that audiences will truly enjoy.” -Nic Taylor, American Radio Networks!