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The Silent Child

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A deaf 4-year-old girl named Libby lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker teaches her to use sign language to communicate.

Critics Reviews

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Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) The artistic finesse of the film leaves, perhaps, just a little bit more to be desired - it's a case of applauding a message more than its overeager medium. Rated: 3/5 Apr 1, 2018 Full Review Roberto Friedman Bay Area Reporter Although rather a stark morality tale, the short has enough humanity and empathy in it to engage our attention. Jun 3, 2020 Full Review Annie Banks Cultured Vultures The family is weak, and the supporting cast isn't much of a cast at all. Yes, there's other siblings, but they aren't impressionable or notable in any way. Aug 27, 2018 Full Review Shaun Munro Flickering Myth Beautifully shot and scored though it is, it's the strength of the writing and Shelton's deeply compassionate performance that really makes this one soar. Rated: 4.5/5 Mar 19, 2018 Full Review Laura Hiros Diario La Estrella (Fort Worth, TX) Extraordinary production. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 5/5 Mar 14, 2018 Full Review MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher It's an unusual sort of bigotry on display here, one that many of us who aren't personally touched by the issue may not even be aware of. Absolutely heartbreaking. Rated: 4.5/5 Mar 5, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Djibril H FINAL PROJECT (SHORT FILM REVIEWER ) Voir les instructions The Silent Child is a short movie producted in 2017,directed by Chris Overtan. The short movie speak an aid who meet of a girl deaf and who help him. The main characters are Joanne and Libby. I think the acting was incredible played and I'm touching because it's very sad.The camera and are just perfect with the music when she has done the bicycle. but the end was so sad and I hate this moment. The plot was very interesting. I would like Libby and Joanne stay together. Maybe if I had done the movie there will be have a other end . I put 5 stars and I recommande to the people who live the sad film. Honestly I aggre this short movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/21/24 Full Review Rod A The films directed by Chris Overton and written by Rachel shenton, the films is a short movies. The plots is about a little girl who is hearing and i see he is leurn and he speak language sign and the little girl have a aid . the aid he help the girl in good language sign . The main Caracter is Joanne is a aid and Libby is a little girl . Also in the short films i see also the dad and the mom and libby have a one sister and one brother . I see Joanne is a confident on libby . I see also that Libby is don't understant for the family . The short movies is a good short movies because he speak the life of every day and i liked this story because it is emotional ( in the and ) . With the weather dark air melancolic .The actor game on main character is very realistic . I recommanded that films because is very good films and his sensibily for a hearing people . Thank you for lisning . Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/20/24 Full Review Matheo D the film is very complete i thought the film was going to bore me but i was surprised , the filming angles are great and the plot of is interresing . the acting is superb and proffesionnal . amezing special effects, attractive and spectular . In this short movie folowing libby a little girl but this was special ... she have a handicap, and for this she was alone in school , but one personne was here for she ... Joanne, she speak a sign language and help libby for a quotidient . for the music a director was opdate for a music of type classic , banal but is was perfect for this type of plot history , i can understand a piano jazz . the acting of personnage are great and transport into movie , is realistic and sad for libby . for the type of filming i think is realised by a proffesional because the cameraman zoom in great moment for approuved a sentiment for the situation in a movie he was applicate differente angles of filming , zoom for the moment intense and importante , medium short for conversation traking ans other... for my conclusion i think this short movie was complete ans the actor was attractive Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/17/24 Full Review iam_Lina A the mains characters is Joanne the baby-sisster, Suzanne is mother of Libby little girl. the story tells of the little girl has a bit of hearing in her ear that was overcompensationg. Suzanne hat 3 childrens and maybe is brobalby is commun this problem of Libby she can't lissen oder personne wen he speeck. the plot il this story is Joanne can help libby to lern with the say language. I thinks this story is very realistic in the life. I like it because the personnage acteur is fantastic gennerally if you love the story who the story tell of the life realistic i atwaysing this story he is very good plot amazing. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/17/24 Full Review Haydan J The silent child is a short movie directed by Chris Overton and who show the life of a little deaf girl named Sue So in the story Sue is help by an aid choose by her parents and that the job is to learn to her the sign language . During the film Sue and the aid become friends but her parents wanted Sue to be a normal child like everyone in her class so they finnaly decided to not hire the aid anymore and bring Sue in a therapie for deaf The plot of the story is very interesting and show the childrens with an handicap . The filming is good like a great movie in cinema so I think the production may have spend a lot of money for that. Finnaly , the actors play well and we can understand their emotions Personnaly I really like this movie because it makes us think , it also allows us to stop to talk about our problems and to think about the people who are in a bad situation mentally or physically . It also show that the life can be unfair for some people and that we have to enjoy the life every Day , that's the moral of this film Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/15/24 Full Review Lololy B the film are Silent chil, the films is directed by Chris Overton and written by Rachel shenton, this films is a short movies. This film tell a moovie about a little girl who are named Libby, she's deaf, she doesn't hear anything. She have one sister and one brother. Her parent are very occupated so they take an aid for learn the language sign for libby. But one day the Libby's mother call joanna the aid of the little girl because his father doesn't want she learn the sign languages. Joanne is a confident on libby. because Joanne is the last person who understand Libby, she don't understand her family. Im not found of emotional film but it is a very good film, the actor play nice they gives a lot of emotion when the little girl are in school and the aid are back to the school, it was the most emotional moment, I cry...So if you loves emotional dramatic film Go Go Go. thanks for reading Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/15/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A deaf 4-year-old girl named Libby lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker teaches her to use sign language to communicate.
Director
Chris Overton
Producer
Rachel Shenton, Chris Overton, Rebecca Harris-Turner, Julie Foy
Screenwriter
Rachel Shenton
Production Co
Slick Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 8, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 4, 2018
Runtime
20m