The Silent Child

The Silent Child (2017)

20m | Plot, Short-Film | UK
7.7IMDb
8.0DouBan

Best live action short film at the 90th Academy Awards (2018). A 20-minute short film about deaf children. Libby, who is only four years old, is born deaf and comes from a middle-class family on the outskirts of England. her parents and siblings are hard of hearing, and her parents do not know how to take care of Libby, so they can only let her live in a quiet world. As Libby grew up, she, who had never communicated with others, showed some emotional and behavioral problems, which further distanced her from her parents and the outside world. It was not until the emergence of Joanne, a social worker, that Libby began to learn sign language and learn to communicate with others.

Best live action short film at the 90th Academy Awards (2018). A 20-minute short film about deaf children. Libby, who is only four years old, is born deaf and comes from a middle-class family on the outskirts of England. her parents and siblings are hard of hearing, and her parents do not know how to take care of Libby, so they can only let her live in a quiet world. As Libby grew up, she, who had never communicated with others, showed some emotional and behavioral problems, which further distanced her from her parents and the outside world. It was not until the emergence of Joanne, a social worker, that Libby began to learn sign language and learn to communicate with others.