Rebecca Harris (filmmaker)

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Rebecca Harris
Born
Rebecca Claire Harris

(1992-03-26) 26 March 1992 (age 31)
Education University of West London
OccupationProducer
Known for The Silent Child

Rebecca Harris (born 26 March 1992) is a British film producer.

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Early life

Harris grew up in Clanfield, Hampshire. [1]

Career

Rebecca Harris studied film production at the University of West London, graduating in 2013. [1]

Harris is best known for producing The Silent Child . [2] [3] [1] [4] The film won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards. [5] [6] It tells the story of Libby, a profoundly deaf four-year-old girl, played by Maisie Sly, who lives a silent life until a social worker, played by Rachel Shenton, teaches her how to communicate through sign language. [7] The film's television debut was on BBC One to an audience of 3.6 million. [8]

Harris produced A Glimpse, starring Rachel Shenton and Chris Overton, which garnered critical acclaim [9] [10] and premiered in the UK in 2019 at Raindance Film Festival, [11] in the US in 2020 at Santa Barbara International Film Festival. [12] and in Australia in 2020 at Flickerfest International Film Festival. [13]

Harris was commissioned by The Uncertain Kingdom to produce the film Sucka Punch as part of an anthology of twenty short films, [14] released on Curzon Home Cinema, Amazon Prime, Google Play and iTunes in April 2020, which together offer an alternative snapshot of the UK in the year 2020. [15]

Recognition

Harris received the title Honorary Doctor of Letters from The University of West London in 2018. [16]

Awards and nominations

On 4 March 2018, The Silent Child won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. [17]

Awarding bodyCountryCategoryFilmRecipientsResult
Venice Film Awards Venice, Italy Best Short FilmA GlimpseTom Turner and Rebecca HarrisWon
Hollywood Gold Awards Los Angeles, United States Gold Award - DramaA GlimpseTom Turner and Rebecca HarrisWon
Florence Film Awards Florence, Italy Best DramaA GlimpseTom Turner and Rebecca HarrisWon
LA Edge Film Awards Los Angeles, United States Best Narrative ShortA GlimpseTom Turner and Rebecca HarrisWon
Latitude Film Awards London, United Kingdom Best Narrative ShortA GlimpseTom Turner and Rebecca HarrisWon
Madrid Film Awards Madrid, Spain Best Narrative ShortA GlimpseTom Turner and Rebecca HarrisWon
SCAD Savannah Film Festival Georgia, United States Live Action ShortA GlimpseTom Turner and Rebecca HarrisNominated
HollyShorts Film Festival Los Angeles, United States Live Action ShortA GlimpseTom Turner and Rebecca HarrisNominated
Rome Independent Film Awards Rome, Italy Best International ShortA GlimpseTom Turner and Rebecca HarrisNominated
Canadian Cinematography Awards Toronto, Canada Best Short FilmA GlimpseTom Turner and Rebecca HarrisNominated
The People's Film Festival London, United Kingdom Best Narrative ShortA GlimpseTom Turner and Rebecca HarrisNominated
Gold Movie Awards London, United Kingdom Best Narrative ShortA GlimpseTom Turner and Rebecca HarrisNominated
New Renaissance Film Festival London, United Kingdom Best Narrative ShortA GlimpseTom Turner and Rebecca HarrisNominated
Raindance Film Festival London, United Kingdom Narrative ShortA GlimpseTom Turner and Rebecca HarrisOfficial selection
Santa Barbara International Film Festival California, United States Live Action ShortA GlimpseTom Turner and Rebecca HarrisOfficial selection
Flickerfest Sydney, Australia Live Action ShortA GlimpseTom Turner and Rebecca HarrisOfficial selection

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