Unspeakable (USA | 2006 | 93' | DigiBeta | Color | English | with Arabic & English subtitles) Director: Sally Heckel Producer: Sally Heckel  Cinematography: Sally Heckel Editor: Sally Heckel Sound Design: John Werner

An incisive and compelling 20 year exploration of a father's suicide and the deeper truths revealed about the American family, told in a first-person non-fiction film by Oscar nominated filmmaker Sally Heckel.

Sally Heckel Born and raised in Rochester, NY, She received an MFA in Film from New York University Graduate Institute of Film/TV in 1974. Sally Heckel is an independent filmmaker who directs, writes, edits, produces and often shoots her own films. She has also served on film panels and taught directing workshops. One of Heckel’s earlier films, "A Jury of Her Peers", a drama, was nominated for an Oscar for best dramatic live-action short & has become a classic in the US.Heckel has also worked with sand animation, including her "The Bent Tree", which has won several awards.Heckel’s earlier documentary films, It’s Not a One-Person Thing, Ordinary Days and Lou also won many awards. Her latest film, "Unspeakable", is her first feature.