I’m an actor who is Deaf, cast in a Deaf role and received an Oscar for it. Leonetti’s mentioned that he was inspired by other films featuring deafness such as “Children of a Lesser God”, which led to lead deaf actress of this film, Marlee Matlin, to point out the missing connection between the two films. In the past few years, there has been an increase in the number of films featuring Deaf actors/actresses, such as “A Quiet Place”, “Wonderstruck”, “Baby Driver” which paves the way for the #DeafTalent movement and shows the Deaf community’s true potential. Read more: Is Oscar winner ‘The Shape of Water’ spreading deaf awareness? What about #DeafTalent? Last year, “The Shape of Water” received similar criticism, where hearing actress Sally Hawkins learned ASL for the role. It’s an experience that no one can EVER understand. To be Deaf is SO much more than sign language. “She seems to have an almost innate sense of what it’s like being a deaf person.”ĭiMarco fired back to this quote, expressing his views on the difference between a hearing and a Deaf person using sign language.Īnd mastering sign language, which takes years and years, does not mean you’re flawlessly Deaf? Extremely insulting. “She’s flawless like she’s been signing her entire life,” Leonetti said to The Hollywood Reporter. Leonetti cast Kiernan Shipka from Mad Men who is hearing, to play the Deaf girl in the film, in which she had to learn sign language. It was really amazing and brought an extra depth to the film.” Casting a hearing actress in ‘The Silence’ “She came to set and taught everyone sign language. “We always had a deaf character in the script ‘A Quiet Place’, but John really pushed for them to hire Millicent,” Beck said. Scott Beck, screenwriter of “A Quiet Place”, elaborated on how Millicent was valuable to everyone on set in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. Having a deaf actress play a deaf role added more depth to the film and added more value to the production. Krasinski knew that proper representation would bring an extra depth to the film. Remember A Quiet Place? PUSHED to cast a DEAF actress, Millicent Simmonds. Read more: New horror film ‘A Quiet Place’ starring deaf actress Millicent Simmonds highlights various aspects of deaf cultureĭiMarco, voiced his opinion about how there was proper representation in “A Quiet Place” and what a success it was. The noticeable difference is how the director Krasinski went out of his way to cast a Deaf actress Millicent Simmonds instead of a hearing actress.
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This movie shares an almost too identical storyline with John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place” which premiered earlier this year.
‘The Silence” movie, based on a book by Tim Levin is about “a deaf girl battling monsters,” says Leonetti to THR. The film features a hearing actor playing a Deaf role, which was subject to criticism from Deaf people including Deaf actress Marlee Matlin and Deaf model Nyle DiMarco, debating that Leonetti didn’t consider the views of the Deaf community. A State-by-State Guide for Hearing Aid InsuranceĪ recent Twitter storm spiraled as the Deaf community responded to an article published by The Hollywood Reporter (THR) highlighting John Leonetti’s new film “The Silence”, which premieres in December.
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