Speak [dvd] / Showtime Independent Films presents a Fred Berner films production ; screenplay by Annie Young-Frisbie and Jessica Sharzer.

Contributor(s):

Anderson, Laurie Halse

Material type: Film

FilmPublisher number: SHO1159D | Showtime EntertainmentPublication details: Los Angeles, CA : Showtime Entertainment, [2005], 2004.Edition: Widescreen (2.35:1, enhanced) formatDescription: 1 DVD (ca. 93 min.)ISBN:

9781594472367 :
159447236X

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Production credits:

Directed by Jessica Sharzer.

Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert John Burke, Eric Lively, Elizabeth Perkins.Summary: Speak unfolds a story about Melinda, a smart and spirited high school freshman who retreats into self-imposed silence after she is raped one night at a party. Eventually through her work in art class, she begins to reach out to others.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
DVD	Phillipsburg Free Public Library	DVDs	DVDs	DVD SPE	Available		36748002525832

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Award-winning short filmmaker Jessica Sharzer makes her feature debut with the teen drama Speak, based on the young-adult novel by Laurie Halse Anderson. Kristen Stewart stars as high school freshman Melinda, who has lost her ability to speak. Ever since a traumatic event that occurred at a party over the summer, she has chosen to remain silent. She's abandoned by her friends, while her mother Joyce (Elizabeth Perkins) is too wrapped up in her own problems to notice. By recalling the details of the past situation, it becomes clear that a date rape occurred. Yet no one has offered her support in order to deal with the psychological consequences. Eventually her art teacher Mr. Freeman (Steve Zahn) reaches out, helping her develop ways to express herself. Also starring Hallee Hirsh and Eric Lively. Speak premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004 as part of the American Spectrum competition. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

Based on the novel by Laurie Halse Anderson.

Directed by Jessica Sharzer.

Kristen Stewart, Robert John Burke, Eric Lively, Elizabeth Perkins.

Speak unfolds a story about Melinda, a smart and spirited high school freshman who retreats into self-imposed silence after she is raped one night at a party. Eventually through her work in art class, she begins to reach out to others.

MPAA rating: PG-13.

Closed-captioned.