Breaking Silence explores the relationship between a deaf father and his hearing daughter, reflecting on how imprisonment has shaped their relationship and their advocacy.
November 16, 2023
18 minutes
Winner
Winner
Director/Producer
Filmmaker and cinematographer Amy Bench is drawn to telling stories of community and resilience. Her previous film More Than I Want to Remember (2022) was shortlisted for a 2023 Oscar. The film won Best Short Doc at Hot Docs, Best Animated Short at Tribeca, and is distributed by MTV Documentary Films and available on Paramount+.
Producer
Monique Walton produces features and documentaries. She produced Annie Silverstein’s Bull, an official selection at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard, which was nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards. Her shorts, Dark Matters and The Becoming Box, were featured on the Criterion Channel’s Afrofuturism program.
Director
Annie Silverstein is a filmmaker and educator. Her short film, Skunk, won the Cinéfondation jury award at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. Silverstein’s feature debut, Bull, premiered at the Cannes Un Certain Regard in 2019, and received three Independent Spirit Award nominations in 2021. She is currently a professor at Texas State University.