The Silent Child

Director/creator

Chris Overton

Year

2017

Format

Short

Languages

British Sign Language (BSL), English

Countries

UK

Platforms

YouTube

Tags

D/deaf actor, D/deaf child, D/deaf child hearing parent, D/deaf director, d/Deaf writer/producer, oralism (repression of sign)

Summary

Oscar-winning short in which a hearing woman tutors a young d/Deaf girl in British Sign Language (BSL) despite her hearing family’s reticence

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