BILATERAL SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS, WEARS HEARING AIDS

Brian is a documentary cinematographer and Director of this film. Brian’s hearing loss is said to be from birth and is in both ears. His curiosity of his own hearing was put aside by social norms in his pre-adolescent life. Because of this, Brian didn’t wear hearing aids for his formative years. This film’s concept came from years of questioning why he ignored his hearing loss, and hoping that this film will create active change for the stigma of hearing loss itself.

PROFOUND HEARING LOSS, WEARS COCHLEAR IMPLANTS

Kelsie Grazier is a Canadian visual artist whose practice engages with painting, drawing and installation art. Through her work, she communicates the complexities of Deaf identity and cultural histories. Kelsie lost her hearing later in life, which provoked a remarkable journey of learing ASL, embracing Deaf culture and ultimately creating her art which stems from her hearing loss.

PROFOUND HEARING LOSS, WEARS HEARING AIDS

Laurie M. Landry is a Deaf Canadian artist particularly intrigued by the ways in which hands and bodies can communicate ideas without speaking. In her oil paintings on canvas and panels, she focuses on the power of hands to convey meaning and emphasize unspoken statements, using gestural imagery with contemporary subjects.

BILATERAL SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS, WEARS HEARING AIDS

Ruzzelle is a hard of hearing speech-language pathologist. She works with children to support their communication development, including children who are also hard of hearing. She also creates mixed media art, including wearable hearing aid accessories. Her inspiration comes from the world around her and from the stories told in her childhood. Through art, she hopes to make the “invisible” more visible, creating discussions around what it means to have hearing loss. 

UNILATERAL HEARING LOSS

Joseph Martin is a composer, producer, and lifelong musician whose work spans recorded music, live performance, and film and has spent over a decade working across the independent music world as a songwriter, arranger, and collaborator. This wide-ranging musical foundation informs his work as a screen composer, including his score for the documentary Heard, where he brings a musician’s sensitivity to narrative, pacing, and emotion.