Love is in Silence Children of a Lesser God Subtitled VHS Video A human drama directed by Randa Haines, depicting the encounter and love between a passionate teacher assigned to a deaf school in a small port town and a deaf woman working there. The original work is "Children of a Lesser God" by Mark Medoff. Marlee Matlin, who is actually deaf, plays the heroine and won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Director: Randa Haines Screenplay: Hesper Anderson Mark Medoff Original Work: Mark Medoff "Children of a Lesser God" Production: Burt Sugarman Patrick Palmer Music: Michael Convertino Cinematography: John Seale Editing: Lisa Fruchtman Distribution: Paramount Pictures Release: Canada September 13, 1986 (TIFF) United States October 3, 1986 Japan March 21, 1987 Running time: 119 minutes