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5th March 2018
09:41am GMT

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"I made a promise to our six-year-old lead actress that I’d sign this speech and my hands are shaking a little so I apologise," she began.
"Our movie is about a deaf child being born into a world of silence, it’s not exaggerated or sensationalised for the movie, this is happening, millions of children all over the world live in silence and face communication barriers and access to education.
"Deafness is a silent disability, it is not life threatening and you cannot see it so I want to say the biggest thank you to the Academy for allowing us to put this in front of a mainstream audience," she told the crowd.
Shenton was also awarded Best Actress for her work on the film at the London Independent Film Festival last year.Explore more on these topics:

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