The Listener

Lives are on the line.

Directed by Steve Buscemi

Produced by Hantz Motion Pictures, Sight Unseen Pictures

An intimate, emotionally weighted drama about a helpline volunteer navigating a night of crisis calls while her own hidden pain surfaces, exploring themes of connection, despair, and the fragile work of human compassion.

Beth is a helpline volunteer – part of the small army that gets on the phone every night across America, fielding calls from all kinds of people feeling lonely, broken, hopeless. Over the last year the tide has become a tsunami. As Beth goes through her shift, the stakes rise: is this the night she will lose someone? Save someone? Eventually, Beth’s own story comes to light, revealing why she does it. All along we remain with her: listening, comforting, connecting – patching the world back together, one stitch at a time.