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My Own Silence

A young woman spends the day struggling with anxiety and depression, and a need for self-harm.

  • Matthew Eberle
    Director
    James Joyce’s The Sisters, Dissonance
  • Matthew Eberle
    Writer
    James Joyce's The Sisters, Dissonance
  • Matthew Eberle
    Producer
    James Joyce's The Sisters, Dissonance
  • Jesse Newby
    Producer
  • Kelley Mack
    Key Cast
    "Kenzie"
    Broadcast Signal Intrusion, The Walking Dead, Violet, Simón, A Knock at the Door
  • Paris Perrault
    Key Cast
    "Erin"
    Grey's Anatomy, Departure
  • Stephen Ho
    Director of Photography
    Searching for Miles, Tuesday Crowd
  • Jake R. Sanderson
    Original Music
    HI, Aware I'm Rare, Sisters
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    thriller, drama
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 31 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    8,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35 : 1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Pasadena International Film Festival 2024
    Pasadena
    United States
    April 6, 2024
    World Premiere
    Nominee
  • Post-Cinema Film Festival 2024

    Italy
    May 30, 2024
    Europe
    Official Selection
  • Orlando Film Festival 2024
    Orlando
    United States
    Florida
  • International Sound & Film Music Festival 2024
    Samobor
    Croatia
  • Auguri Film Festival 2024
    Turin
    Italy
    Finalist
  • Old Towne Film Festival 2024
    Orange
    United States
    Best Drama
  • Culver City Film Festival 2024
    Culver City
    United States
Director Biography - Matthew Eberle

Matthew James Eberle was born in California and split his youth between the west coast and midwest. He majored in Screenwriting at Sierra Nevada College, graduating with honors in 2013, with a B.F.A. in Creative Writing & English. Matthew graduated from Chapman University's Dodge College in 2017, where he received an M.F.A. in Film Production. While at Chapman his graduate thesis film, JAMES JOYCE'S THE SISTERS was selected for the Leo Freedman Foundation First Cut grant, and was a finalist for the 2017 ASC Heritage Award for Cinematography. His thesis film spent two years on the festival circuit, finishing its run as a special showing at the 2021 Bloomsday Film Festival

Matthew has studied and been mentored by some of Hollywood’s best, including Academy Award winning writer David S. Ward and former DGA President and award winning director Martha Coolidge. He has also directed the short films My Own Silence and Dissonance and recently finished producing the short film The Magic Ticket.

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Director Statement

Although this project took much longer to complete than originally hoped, I ultimately believe this delay was to the benefit of the film. Conceived shortly before the beginning of covid, the film had time to develop and mature due to the lockdowns and natural delays post pandemic.

After finishing my grad school thesis film, I was looking to tackle a project that was smaller in scope, both from a narrative and character standpoint. Something that allowed me to focus more on the nuances of a single point of view. I was fortunate enough to be able to work with the immeasurably talented Kelley Mack, who was as invested in bringing this character to life as myself. A film and character that allowed me to explore my own anxieties and occasional depression - emotions only brought to more relevance as the isolation of the pandemic dragged on. From this, My Own Silence was born.