What I Meant to Say Poster
Poster features Ellis Kavanagh as Aaron.
What I Meant To Say
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Logline
Aaron meets his birth mother on a day at the beach to try and connect, but he cannot hear, and she cannot sign.
Synopsis
The film follows Aaron, a shy, deaf 16-year-old, adopted into a deaf family. His outspoken, hearing birth-mother Marie unexpectedly reaches out, and the two spend the day together in hopes of striking up a connection. But communication proves far harder than imagined as they head to the seaside, where misunderstandings accumulate and Marie’s indiscretion clashes with Aaron’s over-stimulation. Their attempts to connect are obstructed until an unexpected moment of vulnerability, breaks their differences. Mother and son finally begin to understand each other through their emotional resonance, rather than perfect language.
Jarred Sullivan (Writer and Director), Abbie Webb (Editor)
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What I Meant to Say Press Kit
Press Kit features Ellis Kavanagh as Aaron.
What I Meant to Say Production Still
Ellis Kavanagh as Aaron and Laura Ollerton as Marie on Barry Island promenade standing with their hands on their chests, feeling the music.
What I Meant to Say Behind the Scenes
Lisa Louise Allen as Trish and Ellis Kavanagh as Aaron in a behind the scenes shot taken at Bower Ashton Studios in a car in front of a virtual background