The Unheard Voice (2026), film still

The Unheard Voice

About this Short Film

This story is about a deaf and mute kid 'Leo' who transferred to a new school, and is then bullied by two bullies, Kai and Neil. They call him names, and then Kai pressures Neil to take off his hearing aid and then it breaks, making Leo transfer schools and the two bullies get a two-week suspension. Neil is impacted by this emotionally and when he returns back to school, he is met with backlash from all of his classmates and even Kai himself. Neil suffers from it, and regrets everything he did. Ezra (Neil's best friend) asks him to return a book to the public library, where Leo and Neil meet, and Neil finally explains his part, and Leo says "it's alright."

Film Details

Country: Australia
Category: School Short
Genre: Drama
Festival Year: 2026
Filmmaker: Tan Nan Chen

Film Transcript

No transcript is available for this film.

Filmmaker

Tan Nan Chen is the filmmaker behind this entry. See every Focus on Ability entry from Tan Nan Chen.

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2 comments
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Anonymous 21/08/2026

this film is pretty cool pretty relatable but some of the acting could be better

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Anonymous 18/08/2026

amazing

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