Back Sakit uşaq (film, 2017) AZ ساکیت اوشاق (فیلم، ۲۰۱۷) AZB Das stille Kind German The Silent Child Spanish کودک خاموش FA The Silent Child French The Silent Child Italian サイレント・チャイルド Japanese The Silent Child Latvian/Lettish The Silent Child Portuguese
| The Silent Child | |
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| Directed by | Chris Overton |
| Written by | Rachel Shenton |
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| Cinematography | Ali Farahani |
| Edited by | Emily Walder |
| Music by | Amir Konjani |
Production company | Slick Films |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | English and British Sign Language |
The Silent Child is a British sign language short film written by and starring Rachel Shenton and directed by her own husband Chris Overton, and released in 2017 by Slick Films.[1] It tells the story of Libby, a profoundly deaf six-year-old girl, who lives a silent life until a social worker, played by Shenton, teaches her how to communicate through sign language.[2] The film won the Oscar for Live Action Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards.[3] The film's television debut was on BBC One to an audience of 3.6 million,[4] the film then received an extended period on BBC iPlayer.
- ^ "10 Live action shorts advance in 2017 Oscar race". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 11 December 2017.
- ^ Colin Paterson (20 January 2018). "The Silent Child: From Hollyoaks to Hollywood?". BBC News.
- ^ "Oscars 2018: The list of nominees in full". BBC News. 23 January 2018.
- ^ "RATINGS! Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Googlebox, more viewing figures". 31 March 2018.