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Breaking Silence

2023 · 17 min

A quiet, intimate portrait that lets a father and daughter speak for themselves, building tenderness out of hardship without sentimentality.

Overview
A portrait of a Deaf activist and his formerly incarcerated daughter who build new bonds through their experiences in the criminal justice system.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • justice
  • identity
  • healing
Places
  • prison
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism10
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Amy Bench, Annie Silverstein
Runtime
17 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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