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On her 16th birthday, singer-songwriter Melody awakens with a zipper sewn to her mouth. A story about the voiceless, who must fight to be heard.
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On her 16th birthday, singer-songwriter Melody awakens with a zipper sewn to her mouth. A story about the voiceless, who must fight to be heard.
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Genre:Horror
Written By:Ava Maria Safai, Syd Castle
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Runtime:16 minutes
Studio:Crazy8s Film Society, The Harlequin Theatre Society
Cast
Ava Maria Safai
Director
Gelareh Ghodrati
Melody Heydari
Ashkan Nejati
Zahhak Heydari
Gus Khosrowkhani
Ghodrat Ghorbani
Tehillah Reid
Clover Ellis
Olivia Das
Olivia Kowalski
Kurt Long
Mr. Andrew Cowden
Jacob Shoemay
Dean Mathers
Oscar Chark
Max Long
Soheil Khojasteh
Omid Ghorbani
Asal Torabi
Azadeh Ghorbani
Arghavan Ataran
Zara Ghorbani
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