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The Silent Child | Oscar® Winning Short Film

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Please turn on captions, as they are essential for the sign-language used throughout this film. A deaf 6-year-old girl named Libby lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker gives her the gift of communication. Ddeaflinks Staffordshire have been providing a vital service for the deaf and hard of hearing community in Staffordshire since 1868. Thank you for donating: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/a... "Gorgeously shot and perfectly performed, the movie delivers an emotional wallop that many features six times its length never achieve” – The New York Times "Effortlessly heart-tugging" - Los Angeles Times "A rich script from first-time screenwriter Rachel Shenton” – IndieWire "It’s beautiful and it’s a real little movie. I loved it” – The Hollywood Reporter Written by: Rachel Shenton Directed by: Chris Overton Produced by: Rachel Shenton, Chris Overton, Rebecca Harris, Julie Foy Associate Producer: Ali Farahani Production  …...more
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The Silent Child | Oscar® Winning Short Film
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8,988,841Views
2020Nov 20
Please turn on captions, as they are essential for the sign-language used throughout this film. A deaf 6-year-old girl named Libby lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker gives her the gift of communication. Ddeaflinks Staffordshire have been providing a vital service for the deaf and hard of hearing community in Staffordshire since 1868. Thank you for donating: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/a... "Gorgeously shot and perfectly performed, the movie delivers an emotional wallop that many features six times its length never achieve” – The New York Times "Effortlessly heart-tugging" - Los Angeles Times "A rich script from first-time screenwriter Rachel Shenton” – IndieWire "It’s beautiful and it’s a real little movie. I loved it” – The Hollywood Reporter Written by: Rachel Shenton Directed by: Chris Overton Produced by: Rachel Shenton, Chris Overton, Rebecca Harris, Julie Foy Associate Producer: Ali Farahani Production Company: Slick Films Starring: Maisie Sly, Rachel Shenton, Rachel Fielding, Philip York Cinematography: Ali Farahani Music by: Amir Konjani Edited by: Emily Walder Sound Design: Greg Claridge Executive Producers: Danny Ormerod, Vanessa Johnstone, Terry Murphy, Mo Chaudry, Ian Lowe Distributed exclusively by Network Ireland Television (NITV) worldwide. Visit our website www.networkirelandtelevision.com. Follow us on Instagram for NITV updates:   / networkirelandtelevision   Many thanks to Elena Dafouli for providing Greek translation for the subtitles.

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