The documentary film, The Man Who Heard, is the story of deaf tour guide and pillar of culture, Amon Suleimanov. Born in Samarkand, Amon became a teacher of Russian language, but after the fall of the USSR found himself out of work and not-needed in his place of birth. In the 1990s, his life – just like the rest of the post-Soviet world – was thrown into directionless, run-away chaos. He lost his home, he lost his hearing due to illness and medical incompetence, and he learned that cancer was attacking him from within. But of two paths – life or death – he chose life. This choice changed with world entirely for Amon and those around him.
The film will be presented by its authors, Journalists Sergei Erzhenkov (Meduza) and Andrey Vasenyov (s-t-o-l.com), and by Creative Producer, Tatyana Skrabanskaya (s-t-o-l.com).
Programme:
- Screening of the film.
- A meeting with its authors and with its main characters.