directed by: Benjamin Cleary, year: 2015
actors: Matthew Needham, Chloe Pirrie

Stutterer follows a quiet young man who struggles with a severe stammer as he navigates love and communication. He builds connection through online messages and typed words, revealing his longing for closeness while spoken language remains a barrier. When a long-awaited face-to-face encounter with the woman he adores threatens to upend everything, he must summon the courage to speak aloud. The film tenderly examines vulnerability, identity, and the bravery to be heard. Its intimate close-ups and restrained score heighten the tension between speech and silence, delivering a quiet, hopeful moment of reunion.

Short, Drama, Romantic Drama, Short Film, British Cinema, Stuttering