Chris Overton and his wife Rachel Shenton won the Best Live Action Short Oscar in 2018 for their moving film “The Silent Child.” Since then, Overton has blossomed into a key creator in the short film world with his company, Slick Films, producing a slew of contenders each year. His own entry, “In Too Deep,” won Best British Short Film at the British Short Film Awards in 2023 over, among others, another contender from Slick Films — Daniel Deville‘s “By Any Other Name.”
Slick Films’ new short, “Suzie,” has just made a splash, being chosen as the newest Vimeo Staff Pick (watch it here). This character study by writer-director Jimmy Dean follows a middle-aged woman on the day she tells her son she is getting a divorce. The film is anchored by a terrific performance from Helen Behan, who was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2020 for “The Virtues.
Slick Films’ new short, “Suzie,” has just made a splash, being chosen as the newest Vimeo Staff Pick (watch it here). This character study by writer-director Jimmy Dean follows a middle-aged woman on the day she tells her son she is getting a divorce. The film is anchored by a terrific performance from Helen Behan, who was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2020 for “The Virtues.
- 3/25/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
The 2023 British Short Film Awards took place on Nov. 7 in an intimate ceremony at the Marylebone Theatre in London, hosted by Alex Zane. The night celebrated the best of this year’s British short films, with several of them qualifying for the Oscars and BAFTAs. Short film royalty were in attendance, including Slick Films founder Chris Overton, who won the Best Live Action Short Film Oscar in 2018 with Rachel Shenton for “The Silent Child.”
Gold Derby attended the warm, jovial ceremony, which is now in its third year. The ceremony featured a screening of “The Irish Goodbye,” which won Best Live Action Short at the Oscars earlier this year, along with an illuminating chat conducted by Alex Zane with the film’s directors Tom Berkeley and Ross White. Their new film, “The Golden West,” won Cinematography, Score, and Director.
One of the night’s other winners was “Dog Run,” a...
Gold Derby attended the warm, jovial ceremony, which is now in its third year. The ceremony featured a screening of “The Irish Goodbye,” which won Best Live Action Short at the Oscars earlier this year, along with an illuminating chat conducted by Alex Zane with the film’s directors Tom Berkeley and Ross White. Their new film, “The Golden West,” won Cinematography, Score, and Director.
One of the night’s other winners was “Dog Run,” a...
- 11/8/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Filmmaking duo Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton, best known for their Oscar-winning short The Silent Child, have set a new slate of projects at their UK-based production company Slick Films.
The slate includes Isla Solidad, created by Omar Deneb Juárez and Camilo Gutiérrez Galván of Sauce Negro Films, Chris Overton’s In Too Deep, starring Shenton and Stephen Wight, and Gregg Chilingirian’s George. All three films will screen at Hollyshorts this August.
Isla Solidad is the tale of a single mother who loses the custody of her son and struggles to make amends for her past mistakes. She pleads for a chance to bring him back home. To do so, she must overcome her financial strains and the complicated care of her sick grandmother. In Too Deep tells the story of a grieving father who goes to extreme measures, using AI technology to relive their fondest memories. George...
The slate includes Isla Solidad, created by Omar Deneb Juárez and Camilo Gutiérrez Galván of Sauce Negro Films, Chris Overton’s In Too Deep, starring Shenton and Stephen Wight, and Gregg Chilingirian’s George. All three films will screen at Hollyshorts this August.
Isla Solidad is the tale of a single mother who loses the custody of her son and struggles to make amends for her past mistakes. She pleads for a chance to bring him back home. To do so, she must overcome her financial strains and the complicated care of her sick grandmother. In Too Deep tells the story of a grieving father who goes to extreme measures, using AI technology to relive their fondest memories. George...
- 7/19/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
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