When we meet Eileen, we see her sabotaging her big sister's wedding. We find out that she blames her older sister, Claire for a car accident that has left her deaf and mute.
Acting
Emily Hart's silent fury speaks volumes
Direction
Melissa Joan Hart's surprisingly assured debut
Director
Melissa Joan Hart
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Real-life sisters Melissa and Emily Hart collaborated on this USC graduate thesis project, filming in just two days with borrowed equipment.
The film subverts disability tropes by making Eileen the messy, morally gray protagonist rather than an inspirational figure—her muteness is identity, not tragedy.
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