This screenwriter used sign language in her Oscar acceptance speech, fulfilling a promise to the film’s 6-year-old lead actress

At the 2018 Academy Awards ceremony, the Short Film (Live Action) Oscar went to “The Silent Child”. In her acceptance speech, Rachel Shenton used sign language, keeping the promise that she made to the film’s profoundly deaf six-year-old lead actress,…

View More This screenwriter used sign language in her Oscar acceptance speech, fulfilling a promise to the film’s 6-year-old lead actress

This screenwriter used sign language in her Oscar acceptance speech, fulfilling a promise to the film’s 6-year-old lead actress

At the 2018 Academy Awards ceremony, the Short Film (Live Action) Oscar went to “The Silent Child”. In her acceptance speech, Rachel Shenton used sign language, keeping the promise that she made to the film’s profoundly deaf six-year-old lead actress,…

View More This screenwriter used sign language in her Oscar acceptance speech, fulfilling a promise to the film’s 6-year-old lead actress