Amber Heard makes an unexpected appearance in a timely new documentary premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, about accused men weaponizing defamation lawsuits to silence women speaking out about abuse.
“Silenced,” playing in the world cinema category at the annual festival, bowed on Saturday afternoon from director Selina Miles and international human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson. The film follows numerous women, including a journalist, who were impeded in their search for justice thanks to nine-figure defamation suits.
Robinson assisted Heard in her participation in a 2018 lawsuit filed by Heard’s ex-husband Johnny Depp, against British newspaper The…