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Mute (2005 film)

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Mute
Directed byMelissa Joan Hart
Written byKristin Lipiro
StarringEmily Hart, Emily Deschanel, Dylan Neal
CinematographyFrancis dela Torre
Edited byDon Koch
Music byRyan Adison Amen
Production
company
Hartfisch Productions
Release date
  • September 21, 2005 (2005-09-21) (Palm Springs International Short Film Festival)
Running time
15 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Mute is a 2005 short film by Melissa Joan Hart,[1] and is her directorial debut. The film was first released on September 21, 2005 at the Palm Springs International Short Film Festival and stars her sister Emily Hart as Eileen, a woman determined to get revenge on her sister.[2]

Synopsis

Eileen (Emily Hart) is a deaf-mute that is sabotaging her sister Claire's (Emily Deschanel) wedding out of a sense of retribution. She believes that Claire is responsible for the accident that left her unable to hear or talk, as Eileen had previously had an affair with her sister's fiancee, James (Dylan Neal). James refuses to believe that his future wife could be capable of such an act, which prompts Eileen's attempt at revenge.

Cast

Reception

The Baltimore Sun gave a mixed review for Mute, stating that Hart "makes some unimaginative directorial choices, she does sustain the creepy mood, so the squalid little story could prove to be a successful jumping-off point for a career directing noirs."[3]

References

  1. ^ "Witch's Craft". EW. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  2. ^ "FROM TEEN WITCH TO HITCHCOCK? MELISSA JOAN HART DIRECTS A DARKLY FUNNY SHORT FILM". Hollywood.com. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  3. ^ Dunne, Susan (May 7, 2006). "Grint, Hart grow up fast with films". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 26 January 2014.