My biggest irk is that I can't for the life of me figure out why this movie is called A Voice To Be Heard! But title name aside, I thought this short was a stand out compared to the many many I've seen at various festivals in various cities around the world. The reason for this is, first off, a great and original story line. Such great drama! It really gets your heart pounding and the journey the characters go through in just over 10 minutes' time is really remarkable. Cheers to the director and writer for that! Sure, there were several cheesy lines, a bit melodramatic for my taste, BUT the excellent acting MORE than made up for this and the actors more than pulled it off. I thought the two leads had really great chemistry and both fully committed to their roles and did a fantastic job. The final scene will get to you. I promise you that. All I can say without giving anything away is WOW! Your heart will race and you might stop breathing momentarily (I'll admit I did!) as you watch the lead actress give a breathtaking, heartbreakingly emotional performance. That alone deserves my 9 stars.