Rebecca Harris (filmmaker)

Rebecca Harris
Born
Rebecca Claire Harris

(1992-03-26) 26 March 1992
London, United Kingdom
EducationUniversity of West London
OccupationProducer
Known forThe Silent Child

Rebecca Harris is a British film producer.

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 body Country Category Film Recipients Result
Venice Film Awards Venice, Italy Best Short Film A Glimpse Tom Turner and Rebecca Harris Won
Hollywood Gold Awards Los Angeles, United States Gold Award - Drama A Glimpse Tom Turner and Rebecca Harris Won
Florence Film Awards Florence, Italy Best Drama A Glimpse Tom Turner and Rebecca Harris Won
LA Edge Film Awards Los Angeles, United States Best Narrative Short A Glimpse Tom Turner and Rebecca Harris Won
Latitude Film Awards London, United Kingdom Best Narrative Short A Glimpse Tom Turner and Rebecca Harris Won
Madrid Film Awards Madrid, Spain Best Narrative Short A Glimpse Tom Turner and Rebecca Harris Won
SCAD Savannah Film Festival Georgia, United States Live Action Short A Glimpse Tom Turner and Rebecca Harris Nominated
HollyShorts Film Festival Los Angeles, United States Live Action Short A Glimpse Tom Turner and Rebecca Harris Nominated
Rome Independent Film Awards Rome, Italy Best International Short A Glimpse Tom Turner and Rebecca Harris Nominated
Canadian Cinematography Awards Toronto, Canada Best Short Film A Glimpse Tom Turner and Rebecca Harris Nominated
The People's Film Festival London, United Kingdom Best Narrative Short A Glimpse Tom Turner and Rebecca Harris Nominated
Gold Movie Awards London, United Kingdom Best Narrative Short A Glimpse Tom Turner and Rebecca Harris Nominated
New Renaissance Film Festival London, United Kingdom Best Narrative Short A Glimpse Tom Turner and Rebecca Harris Nominated
Raindance Film Festival London, United Kingdom Narrative Short A Glimpse Tom Turner and Rebecca Harris Official selection
Santa Barbara International Film Festival California, United States Live Action Short A Glimpse Tom Turner and Rebecca Harris Official selection
Flickerfest Sydney, Australia Live Action Short A Glimpse Tom Turner and Rebecca Harris Official selection

References
  1. "Clanfield Oscar winner says she is living the dream". The Portsmouth News. 7 March 2018.
  2. "Graduate Rebecca honoured for film The Silent Child". Hillingdon Times. 6 March 2018.
  3. "Oscar winner and Top Gear producer in Bradford City of Film's Screen Talks". Emma Clayton. Telegraph & Argus. 7 May 2018.
  4. "90TH OSCARS ONSTAGE SPEECH TRANSCRIPT: SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
  5. "Oscars 2018: The winners and nominees in full". BBC News.
  6. "Producer Rebecca Harris speaks about The Silent Child". The Yorkshire Post. 16 April 2020.
  7. "Former Hollyoaks actress Rachel Shenton is now an Oscar nominee/". Metro. 24 Jan 2018.
  8. "RATINGS! Coronation Street, Eastenders, Emmerdale, Gogglebox and more viewing figures". Tellymix.
  9. "Movie Review: 'A Glimpse'". Red Carpet Crash. David Ferguson.
  10. "A Glimpse". Rosie's Movie World. 27 Sep 2019.
  11. "Tom Turner's A Glimpse starring Oscar winners Rachel Shenton and Chris Overton receives its world premiere at Raindance". Film Business.
  12. "A Glimpse". SBIFF.
  13. "A Glimpse". Flickerfest.
  14. "Iggy LDN". The Uncertain Kingdom.
  15. "The Uncertain Kingdom Movie Review". The Upcoming. Emily Harrison.
  16. "In recognition of Rebecca Harris' Oscar winning success for 'The Silent Child'". Ealing Today.
  17. "Oscars 2018: The winners and nominees in full". BBC News.
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