Rebecca Harris
Born
Rebecca Claire Harris

(1992-03-26) 26 March 1992 (age 31)
London, United Kingdom
EducationUniversity of West London
OccupationProducer
Known forThe Silent Child

Rebecca Harris (born 26 March 1992) 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. ^ a b c "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. 23 January 2018.
  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 January 2018.
  8. ^ "RATINGS! Coronation Street, Eastenders, Emmerdale, Gogglebox and more viewing figures". Tellymix. 31 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Movie Review: 'A Glimpse'". Red Carpet Crash. David Ferguson. 3 October 2019.
  10. ^ "A Glimpse". Rosie's Movie World. 27 September 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. 23 January 2018.
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