Silent Buttons is a brand new campaign film from the 2024 Adam Reynolds Awardee Chris Laing. You can find out more about the context of the campaign below.

More about Christopher Laing Explore context behind the campaign

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Over the last year, 2024 ARA Winner Chris Laing, with creative production from Shape Arts, has been working on a new campaign film that shines a light on the barriers faced by deaf people in public space and urban infrastructure. Silent Buttons focusses on Hanna, and independent Londoner whose day-to-day life is disrupted by the barriers she experiences when using public transport, in the working environment, and even in her home life on account of being a deaf person.

Watch the audio described film

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Get involved with the campaign!

We want to raise awareness through this campaign. We want hearing people from all backgrounds to understand the impact a lack of accessibility can have for deaf people. Through awareness, we hope to effect change. We want greater consideration of the barriers that deaf people face day to day, so that we can begin to design better systems, infrastructure, and architecture to truly make the city an inclusive environment for all its residents and visitors.

You can help us do this by spreading the word, carrying on the conversation, and sharing your own ideas about what we could change to overcome and dismantle these barriers in society.

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The film was directed by Chris Laing and creatively produced by Shape Arts. The deaf-led production team includes cinematographer Samuel Ash and Hermon Berhane of @being__her, starring as Hannah. Silent Buttons was edited by Elinor Hayes.