Rebecca Claire Harris (born 26 March 1992) is a British film producer.

Early life and education

Harris grew up in

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. She studied film production at the

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, graduating in 2013.

Career

Harris is best known for producing ''

The Silent Child ''The Silent Child'' is a British sign language short film written by and starring Rachel Shenton and directed by Chris Overton, and released in 2017 by Slick Films. It tells the story of Libby, a profoundly deaf six-year-old girl, who lives a ...

''. The film won the

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at the

90th Academy Awards The 90th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2017, and took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was held on March 4, ...

. 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 Rachel Joy Shenton (born 21 December 1987) is an English actress and writer. She gained prominence through her role as Mitzeee Minniver in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' (2010–2013). She is also known for her role as Courtney in ''Wat ...

, teaches her how to communicate through

sign language Sign languages (also known as signed languages) are languages that use the visual-manual modality to convey meaning, instead of spoken words. Sign languages are expressed through manual articulation in combination with #Non-manual elements, no ...

. The film's television debut was on

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to an audience of 3.6 million. Harris produced ''A Glimpse'', starring

and

Chris Overton Chris Overton is an English actor and filmmaker. He is known for his role as Liam McAllister in the soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', and for directing and co-producing the short film ''The Silent Child''. Early life and education Chris Overton was bor ...

, which garnered critical acclaim and premiered in the UK in 2019 at

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, in the US in 2020 at

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. and in

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in 2020 at

Flickerfest Flickerfest is an international short film festival held annually in January at Bondi Beach, Sydney. It is an Academy and BAFTA recognised short film festival for both international and Australian film makers. History The festival originated ...

International Film Festival. Harris was commissioned by The Uncertain Kingdom to produce the film ''Sucka Punch'' as part of an anthology of twenty short films, released on

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and

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in April 2020, which together offer an alternative snapshot of the UK in the year 2020.

Recognition

Harris received the title

Honorary Doctor of Letters Doctor of Letters (D.Litt., Litt.D., Latin: ' or '), also termed Doctor of Literature in some countries, is a terminal degree in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. In the United States, at universities such as Drew University, the degree ...

from The

in 2018.

Awards and nominations

On 4 March 2018, ''

'' won the

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Rebecca British film producers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Alumni of the University of West London Place of birth missing (living people) People from East Hampshire District Producers who won the Live Action Short Film Academy Award