“Use Your Words” will be screening at the New Jersey International Film Festival on Sunday, June 2 at 5:00 pm. Click here for tickets for the in-person showing in New Brunswick, NJ or to watch the film streaming as part of the festival.

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“Use Your Words” tells the story of a blossoming friendship between two lonely mothers, which is plunged into jeopardy when they discover the rape in one’s past lives on in the other’s present.

The Trailer:

Stills from the film:

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The Credits:

DIRECTED BY Michelle Tattenbaum
WRITTEN BY Sarah Saltwick
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Tricia Mears
EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY Michelle Tattenbaum and Sarah Saltwick
PRODUCED BY Nathalie Frederick
EDITED BY Jake Lemmen

CAST
LESLIE Autumn Hurlbert
ALMA Pearl Rhein
BRUCE Matthew Haber
LOUISE Evelyn Anne Bulls

PRODUCERS Emma Tattenbaum-Fine and Noelle Teagno
CONSULTING PRODUCER Ali Levin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY Becky Saltwick and Steve Saltwick
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS Jennie Hann, Micheal Holden and Theresa Holden
PRODUCTION DESIGN & WARDROBE Dillon Geyselaers
SCORE BY The Octopus Project
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Catriona Rubenis-Stevens
PRODUCTION SOUND MIXER Stephanie Choriatis
HAIR & MAKEUP Elisa Abend-Goldfarb
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR Maria Castillo
CAMERA OPERATOR Cai Hall
FIRST AC Peter Westervelt
SECOND AC & LOADER Jon Farmer
GAFFER Eric Richardson
GRIP Patrick Stoffer
KEY PA & COVID COMPLIANCE Helena Ravix
POST SOUND MIX Guy Shavitt
COLORIST Davis Clenney
GRAPHIC DESIGNER Jay Nungesser, Big Blur Design