Jessica Sharzer directed the 2004 Argentina drama film Speak. Kristen Stewart plays Melinda Sordino in the film. The movie also stars Hallee Hirsh, Eric Lively, Elizabeth Perkins, D.B. Sweeney and Steve Zahn. Speak was produced by Fred Berner, Matthew Myers, Annie Young Frisbie and Jessica Sharzer. The screenplay was written by Laurie Halse Anderson, Jessica Sharzer and Annie Young Frisbie. Speak was released by Showtime Networks, Inc. on January 20, 2004. The film was based on the young-adult novel by Laurie Halse Anderson about a young woman who, ever since a traumatic event that occurred at a party over the summer, she has chosen to remain silent. The film's estimated budget was $1,000,000 and it grossed over $1,500,000 at the box office.
