Chris Overton directed the hugely successful Huawei Story Sign Christmas campaign, which won seven Lions at Cannes (four of which were Gold), eight One Show awards, three D&ADs, a Grand Prix at Eurobest and a Children's BAFTA nomination
"How the Oscar’s big hitters were outshone in search by a small but powerful little British film"
"Academy Award-winning director Chris Overton (known for The Silent Child movie) creates this heart touching film for Huawei"
"StorySign has made such an impact for the deaf community that Huawei is keeping the story going, with a £375K donation to deaf literacy projects, launching the app in China, and more books. The camapign’s results have exceeded every objective:"
"It’s a powerful film that has been an early standout at the festival thus far, thanks to its subject matter, gripping story and terrific cast."
"Delivering an important message about climate change"
"Chris Overton’s effortlessly heart-tugging The Silent Child"
"The only one that stood out to me as an actual movie was The Silent Child. It’s beautiful and it’s a real little movie. I loved it"
"Gorgeously shot and perfectly performed, the movie delivers an emotional wallop that many features six times its length never achieve"
"The story is told with expert sensitivity by Overton... he imbues it with sentimentality without lapsing into pathos, and to judge by the first few comments on YouTube, even the snarks of social media are finding that they're unable to resist its charm"
"This year has brought us many brilliant festive ads, but we think we've found the most meaningful one yet"
Chris Overton directed The Oscar® Winning short film set in rural England and Inspired by real life events. The Silent Child film centres around a profoundly deaf four year old girl named Libby who is born into a middle class family and lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker teaches her the gift of communication
