Overview
- Silenced, directed by Selina Miles and featuring human-rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
- In on-camera remarks, Heard says she has “lost the ability to speak” and states she does not want to tell her story.
- The film examines how defamation laws in different countries can be used against people who report abuse.
- Milenio reports the documentary situates Heard’s experience alongside other women to illustrate broader patterns of retaliation.
- Key background: Depp sued over Heard’s 2018 Washington Post op-ed in 2019, lost his 2020 UK libel case against The Sun, a 2022 US jury largely ruled for him, and the dispute later concluded with a private agreement.