The Way We Speak

Festivals: 2023/24 / Ltd Theatrical: April 24 / VOD Sept 24 / IFE April 25

An up-and-coming writer refuses to leave the spotlight when his best friend and debate opponent suffers cardiac arrest, leading to an obsession over his new opponent and a growing rift with his ailing wife.

• 8.4 IMDb / 94% Rotten Toms / Drama Movie / 87 min

• Stars Patrick Fabian (Better Call Saul)
  
  ⭐ 2024 SoHo International SIFF Best Acting Performance in a Leading Role
  ⭐ 2024 Albuquerque FF Winner Jury Award Best Actor
  ⭐ 2024 Florida FF Nominee Grand Jury Award Best Narrative Feature

• The Way We Speak was just featured in Variety as the closing night film at the Poppy Jasper Int'l FF in April. MovieMaker Magazine named @poppyjasperiff one of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World in 2024.

• Official selection of the 2025 Beloit International Film Festival. @beloitfilmfest was named a Sundance alternative by The New York Times, called “the next big thing” by @moviemakermag, and is a Top 100 festival on @filmfreeway.

• Writer-director Ian Ebright just won Best Director—Feature at the 2025 Borrego Springs FF in Southern CA.

• The Way We Speak took home three Special Jury Prize awards at the 2024 Anchorage International Film Festival—a MovieMaker top-ranked fest: Outstanding Performance by an Actor for Patrick Fabian, Outstanding Performance by an Actress for Diana Coconubo, and Outstanding Writer of a Narrative Feature for writer-director Ian Ebright