It's a good film. The only problem I saw was that the story had much more potential than we were shown.
This Oscar winning short wanted to highlight the frustrations of deaf children regarding family members not wanting to learn sign language and schools not adapting sufficiently to meet the needs of deaf children.Libby is a four year old girl who is about to start school.
I knew nothing about the movie when I started watching it.
Greetings again from the darkness. Few things are more disheartening and frustrating than seeing a child neglected by their parents.
The mother was deaf in ways of her own, wasn't she? A touching story, beautiful cinematography, and a lovely pair of actors in the social worker and deaf child (Rachel Shenton and Maisie Sly), make this a good short, even if it is a little heavy-handed.
The Silent Child is probably the lessor of the five nominated films for the 2018 Oscars for the simple reason that it's too... preachy.
I must admit up front that I am not at all impartial in my ability to review "The Silent Child". Because I am the parent of a deaf daughter and am very acquainted with the subject matter in the film, the picture had a HUGE impact on me and I found myself crying during portions of the short.
"The Silent Child," Chris Overton, Rachel Shenton - A beautiful film with an important message about how deaf children need support and assistance in life and in school in order to develop fully to their potential, and the serious negative consequences that lack of support can have. I found this film to be quite touching.
This short story is everything. It highlights such an important and motivational theme, following a young deaf girl who feels lost in a family of hearing individuals.
