'The Silent Twins,' out Sept. 16 tells the true story of June and Jennifer Gibbons, twins who gradually stopped speaking to anyone other than each other
Captures the True Story of Two Remarkable Artistswo parrots, Polly and Perkins, are on display, locked away inside a gilded cage. A ring of spectators surrounds them, as if in a zoo, peering toward the birds in fascination. But the birds, distressed, have plucked out all of their feathers, leaving them naked and sallow.
This scene, carefully depicted with doll-like puppets, is one of a string of captivating stop-motion animation sequences intells the story of June and Jennifer Gibbons , who gradually stopped speaking to anyone other than each other—and even then only in private. Leah Mondesir Simmons as young June Gibbons and Eva-Arianna Baxter as young Jennifer Gibbons in 'The Silent Twins'Later, in another imaginary scene, the titular twins sit smiling side by side at a book signing, each autographing copies of their respective novels, flourishing their pens with gusto. Behind them, two life-size parrot puppets sway contentedly—this time restored to a healthy purple hue.
In secondary school, the girls and their brother, David, experienced the same thing: they were once again the only Black students, and the racism and bullying only intensified. First, they retreated into themselves, then, as they got older, they began to experiment: with alcohol, drugs, boys, and eventually a string of petty crimes that escalated into arson. The twins served almost 12 years at Broadmoor, the infamous maximum-security hospital for the criminally insane.
As their story was shared in the press by investigative journalist Marjorie Wallace, curious onlookers came to know the twins as anomalies: the only Black students in predominantly white schools and, as the movie’s title emphasizes, uniquely silent.
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