I Need You To Hear Me, But I Can’t Speak
Short Film
Non Union
The daughter of a Muslim convert manages family dynamics when she and her mother visit her estranged grandmother's home, whom they’re estranged from due to her mother’s choice to convert.
Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
03/27/2026
20 year old Black Female. An only child to a single mother, Sana has always been a dreamer and a hopeless romantic. She doesn’t know a lot about the tension between her mom and grandmother, but she does know that she wants to find a way to forge a relationship with her grandmother, even if that mean... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
03/27/2026
36 year old Black Female. Hajr, formerly known as Natalie, grew up in a strict Catholic household. In order to feel a freedom in her life, she rebelled, causing her to end up pregnant at 16. While pregnant, and dealing with a fraying relationship with her parents, mainly her mom, she began to learn... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
03/27/2026
60s-70s Black Female. Loretta is a devout Catholic, whose heartbreak towards her only daughter leaving the church manifested in anger and frustration. She kicked Hajr out, with the hope that she would come back and apologize, but the longer the time, the more Loretta realized how concrete Hajr’s dec... [See More]
More Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
03/27/2026
20 year old Black Female. An only child to a single mother, Sana has always been a dreamer and a hopeless romantic. She doesn’t know a lot about the tension between her mom and grandmother, but she does know that she wants to find a way to forge a relationship with her grandmother, even if that mean... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
03/27/2026
36 year old Black Female. Hajr, formerly known as Natalie, grew up in a strict Catholic household. In order to feel a freedom in her life, she rebelled, causing her to end up pregnant at 16. While pregnant, and dealing with a fraying relationship with her parents, mainly her mom, she began to learn... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
03/27/2026
60s-70s Black Female. Loretta is a devout Catholic, whose heartbreak towards her only daughter leaving the church manifested in anger and frustration. She kicked Hajr out, with the hope that she would come back and apologize, but the longer the time, the more Loretta realized how concrete Hajr’s dec... [See More]
