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Chris Overton is an English actor and filmmaker, best known for his film, The Silent Child for which he received critical acclaim and won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Overton is the husband of Rachel Shenton, who wrote and starred in The Silent Child.
Chris Overton is an Academy Award® winning director, producer and a member of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He was born and raised in Cannock, Staffordshire in the West Midlands. Chris has been working professionally in the industry for over 20 years.
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The couple won an Oscar for their short film, The Silent Child, in 2018. They met on the set of Hollyoaks in 2010 and kept their wedding private.
Mar 6, 2018 · Chris Overton, a former pupil of Kingsmead School in Hednesford, is the director of The Silent Child, a short film about a deaf girl. He won an Oscar with his fiancée Rachel Shenton, who wrote the film and delivered her speech in sign language.
The Silent Child is a British sign language short film written by and starring Rachel Shenton and directed by her own husband Chris Overton, and released in 2017 by Slick Films. It tells the story of Libby, a profoundly deaf six-year-old girl, who lives a silent life until a social worker, played by Shenton, teaches her how to communicate ...
Mar 5, 2018 · Chris Overton, the director of the Oscar-nominated short film The Silent Child, talks about his inspiration, collaboration with Rachel Shenton, and working with deaf children. He also reveals his plans for a feature film and how to support sign language in schools.
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Chris Overton is an award-winning director who created the Huawei Story Sign campaign, a Christmas ad that won multiple awards and helped deaf literacy projects. He also directed The Silent Child, a short film that won an Oscar and received critical acclaim.
