Chris Overton’s Oscar film ‘The Silent Child’ reflects the difficulties that deaf people face

The Silent Child (2017) has won over twenty awards since its world premiere at Rhode Island International Film Festival and has now been shortlisted for the Oscars. Director Chris Overton began his career as an actor and worked with many industry greats such as Joel Schumaher and the Oscar winning director Roman Polanski. This time, he became an independent director and chose the lead actress, … Continue reading Chris Overton’s Oscar film ‘The Silent Child’ reflects the difficulties that deaf people face

Our favourite to win a 2018 Oscar for Live Action Short Film – Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton’s ‘The Silent Child’

If you read our predictions then you will know that we are backing this important and poignant film to win this year. Rachel Shenton’s heartfelt tale of a deaf child who is struggling to communicate was brought to life by Director Chris Overton. Writer and Actress Shenton (Switched at Birth) stars in the film, alongside, newcomer Maisie Sly and Rachel Fielding (Secret Diary of a … Continue reading Our favourite to win a 2018 Oscar for Live Action Short Film – Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton’s ‘The Silent Child’