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I Hate the Way You Sound

I Hate the Way You Sound

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I Hate the Way You Sound

"To them, it's an office. To her, a sensory nightmare. The big light is just the beginning.."

2026

0h 2m

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Overview

Trapped in a room with erratic keyboard clacking, trilling phones, and the moist crunch of a coworker’s lunch. How long could you suffer in silence?

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BBC Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Screen

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2 featured cast members

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Grace Thompson

Éabha

Vincent Tsang

Vincent Tsang

Co-worker #1

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Directed by: Bébhinn Naughton
Produced by: Ellie McCaffrey-Wildman

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