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- All I Imagine, Portugal, 2017
- Among the Adults, Denmark, 2017
- Beck - Up All Night, Canada, UK, Spain, 2017
- Bird’s wedding, The, Germany, 2017
- bit lost, A, France, 2017
- Blueberry Hunt , Czech Republic, 2017
- Boléro Paprika, France, 2017
- Brazuca , Greece, 2017
- Chosen ones, The, Norway, 2017
- Close, Germany, 2017
- Cry Rosa, Ireland, UK, 2017
- Curious Girl, A, Nepal, France, 2017
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- Fish, Spain, 2017
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- Gardiennes, France, 2017
- Gelato – Seven Summers of Ice Cream Love, Germany, 2017
- Geno, Georgia, Germany, 2017
- Grandpa Walrus, France, 2017
- Hedgehog´s Home, Canada, Croatia, 2017
- Hello Salaam , Netherlands, 2017
- Here, France, 2017
- Highway Rat, The, UK , 2017
- Home Grown, Denmark, 2017
- Hunt, The, France, 2017
- Hvalagapet, Norway, 2017
- Hybrids, France, 2017
- I think I have a crush on you, Sweden, 2017
- In a Nutshell, Switzerland, 2017
- Into the Blue, Croatia, Slovenia, Sweden, 2017
- Island, Germany, 2017
- Karl, France, 2017
- Kendis, Netherlands, 2017
- Kiem Holijanda, Netherlands, 2017
- Koyaa - Naughty Toy Car, Slovenia, Croatia, 2017
- Late Afternoon, Irland, 2017
- Lazare, France, 2017
- Lenno & the Angelfish, Netherlands, 2017
- Like an Elephant in a China Shop, France, 2017
- Lili within the clouds, France, 2017
- Line, The, Italy, 2017
- Link, Germany, 2017
- Listen, Netherlands, 2017
- Little Bird and the Caterpillar, The, Switzerland, 2017
- Little One, The, Czech Republic , 2017
- Little Twinkle Smile, Croatia, 2017
- Magnifying Glass, The, Germany, 2017
- Mandarin Tree, The, Germany, Turkey, 2017
- Manolo, Belgium, France, 2017
- Monster don't exist, Italy, 2017
- Mosquito Piecks, The, Germany, 2017
- Mum´s hair, Norway, 2017
- My new home is a Trailer, Sweden, 2017
- My Sister, Norway, 2017
- Negative Space, France, 2017
- Out Fishing, Sweden, 2017
- Outdoors, France, 2017
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- Princess, Germany, 2017
- PVBLO, France, 2017
- Quiet Things No One Sees, Sweden, USA , 2017
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- Samuel the Lions Boy, Germany, , 2017
- Schoolyard Blues, Sweden, 2017
- Scrambled, Netherlands, 2017
- Shadow Animals, Sweden, 2017
- Shadow Boxer, Denmark, 2017
- Si-G, Belgium, 2017
- Silent Child, The, UK, 2017
- Sirene, Netherlands, 2017
- Snow for Water, Bosnia and Herzegovina / Great Britain, 2017
- Something About Alex, Netherlands, 2017
- Spelliasmous, UK, Cuba, 2017
- Spider Jazz, Germany, 2017
- Strength in Numbers, France, Belgium, 2017
- Surprise, Portugal, 2017
- Theory of Sunset, The, Russia, 2017
- Thicket , Polen, 2017
- Threads, Norway, 2017
- Time Traveller, Ireland, 2017
- Trunky, Russia, 2017
- VOURVOUROU, Greece, 2017
- Voyagers, France, 2017
- Wannabe, Germany, 2017
- Websters, The : Hero Daddy, Slovakia, 2017
- Wolta, Polen, 2017
- World's Middlest Fish, The, Norway, 2017
- Zara and the others - Gorilla brains for dinner, Norway, 2017
- Zawadi, France, Tanzania , 2017
Silent Child, The
English title: Silent Child, The
Original title: Silent Child, The
UK, 2017, 22 min.
Director: Chris Overton
Production company:
Slick Films
Mortimer Street
London
W1T 3BL
www.slickshowreels.co.uk/films/
Age recommendation: 8 years and up
Film genre: Feature film
Synopsis:
Set in rural England and Inspired by real life events. The Silent Child film centres around a profoundly deaf four year old girl named Libby who is born into a middle class family and lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker teaches her the gift of communication.
When fresh faced social worker, Joanne turns up we see Libby transform. This once withdrawn four year old suddenly feels connected to the world and over a short period of time Joanne and Libby's relationship blossoms.
An insightful short story, inspired by real life events, observing one of the loneliest disabilities and the avoidable struggles that deaf children face.
Comments:
Directors Statement:
Before embarking on the journey of making The Silent Child, my knowledge about deafness was similar to most people's. I knew very little about the community and I would freeze if i was faced with having to communicate with a deaf person.
What I learnt about deafness has changed my life. Deaf people get a really rough ride, but deaf children get it even harder. Our 5 year old profoundly deaf, leading actress, Maisie Sly proves this point in abundance.
We learn French, German, Spanish and many other languages in schools today, but British Sign Language, (which is a beautiful language) is still nowhere to be seen.
Marketing strategies:
world sales:
Network Ireland Television
23 South Frederick St
Dublin 2
Ireland
D02 KT21
Tel: +353 1 679 7309
Fax: +353 1 670 8493
info@network-irl-tv.com
Festivals:
Akademy Award 2018 Best Live Action Shortfilm
others see website
Website: http://www.thesilentchildmovie.com
Video: Trailer