In the days after Kobe Bryant's death in January 2020, the internet was flooded with tributes, memorial videos, and, of course, a fair share of misinformation. One video that drew a skeptical eye ...
As the Toronto Film Festival comes to a close and Hollywood preps to hand out some Emmys, the Specialty box office continues to churn out some original storytelling — and this week’s theme seems to be ...
Reporting from Park City, Utah — In 2007, Irene Taylor Brodsky’s “Hear and Now” won Sundance’s documentary audience award. On Monday, a dozen years later, she returned to the festival with “Moonlight ...
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Beethoven, the German composer who created some of the world’s most beloved music. It’s an opportunity to celebrate his genius, a gift manifested ...
Twelve years after filmmaker Irene Taylor Broadsky documented her how her parents live with deafness in the Peabody-winning documentary Hear And Now, she returns to her family for her new documentary.
Irene Taylor Brodsky's 'Moonlight Sonata' follows her deaf son's attempt to learn Beethoven's famous piano composition. By John DeFore Not the kind of documentary a person likes to admit having hated, ...
BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. -- A 92-year-old pianist is wowing her audience. Elaine Lebar suffers from dementia but remembers her love for music. She recently went viral on TikTok with a performance of ...
After debuting at Sundance and making its way through the festival circuit, HBO Documentary Films’ “Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements” will get a theatrical release in September. The film ...
Warning: This article contains spoilers. When Beethoven composed the “Moonlight Sonata” in the summer of 1801 in Hungary, he did it for his young student whom he loved, 17-year-old Countess Giulietta ...