About the Author: Atabak Vosoughi, born in 1978 in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran, is a speech-language pathologist with over 25 years of clinical and academic experience. He earned his M.Sc. in Cognitive Sciences from the University of Tehran (Aras campus). He served as President of the Iranian Speech Therapy Association (2004–2007), multiple-term board member of the Iranian Scientific Association of Speech-Language Pathology, and founding board member of the Iranian Stuttering Self-Help Foundation “Chakavak.” He was also a member of the Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation at the Ministry of Health. In addition, he is an inventor, the author of a book and several scientific articles on speech therapy, and the writer, producer, and director of two educational short films: Screaming Silence (on stuttering) and Labyrinth (on autism). He is active in artistic fields, including music and acting, and continues his research in cognitive sciences and neuroscience.

Screaming Silence is a short narrative-educational film based on real experiences shared by clients who stutter with speech-language pathologist Atabak Vosoughi. Produced and directed in 2021 in Ardabil, Iran, the film explores the personal and social challenges of living with stuttering.

The story follows Ehsan, a talented and intelligent accountant who has struggled with social participation since childhood due to his stuttering. During a particularly difficult period, Ehsan faces emotional, social, and financial hardships. He experiences humiliation and ridicule, and ultimately separates from his fiancée due to a lack of understanding from her and her family. At work, colleagues exploit his stuttering to manipulate financial fraud situations, trying to place the blame on him. Despite struggling with Blocks, even on the phone, Ehsan courageously defends his rights, although he is unable to continue in that job.

Having lacked proper speech therapy in childhood, Ehsan turns to an experienced mentor who also stutters, Mr. Rabiei, CEO of the Fluent Speech Foundation. Mr. Rabiei guides him through common misconceptions, fraudulent claims, pseudo-therapists, do’s and don’ts, behavioral strategies, and proper principles for managing and coping with stuttering.

Youtube link of this film;

https://youtu.be/Fdvreeh8BUg?si=4AXEcWBA6Xek8pgn