HEARTACHE is an album written about and through the ever winding road of grief. Our hope is that HEARTACHE might bring comfort and clarity to any listeners who are wading through the deep end of their own loss. In 2023, a year after the original release of the album, a group of Chicago filmmakers divided up the songs between them to collaboratively create a visual album.

Produced by Will Sonheim and Ollie Hobson

SYNOPSIS: A deceptively simple movie about a twelve-year-old girl who gets her period for the first time at her friend's birthday party. She is ushered through this rite of passage by her friend's intimidating older sister, and the two women share a meaningful experience that subtly changes them both. It is a quiet film about growing up, anxiety, and the surprising ways we are able to be there for each other.

Produced by Nina Slesinger & Sammy Zeisel
Written by Nina Slesinger
Directed by Sammy Zeisel

Starring: Cassidy Slaughter-Mason & Wendy Walter

DoP: Jana McLain
Gaffer: Stephen Wester
Editor/AD: Will Sonheim
Production Design: Caitlin McCarthy
Title & Poster Art: Annie Russel
Sound Recordist: Patrick Budde
Original Music: Ian Arnold & Perfect Posture
Sound Mix: Bobb Barito

Production Assistants: Carter Caldwell, Ella Pennington, Abby Pajakowski

Set Photography: Ella Pennington

Special Thanks: The Actors Gymnasium, RC, Means of Productions, The Sound, Lula Cafe, Sarah Cartwright, Ned Baker, Veena Zerang, Josh Scott, Hannah Rehak

Featuring: Georgia Bagwell, Una Breen, Emerson Catlin, Lynn Hornig, Sabine Kass, Zavier Probst, Celeste Riemersma, Lily Schwartz, Stephen Schwartz, Leonardo Verilli, Ellen Greenberg Winnick

MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT BY:
Gabe Slesinger
Sophie Slesinger
Susan Symington
Dylan Pickus
Maggie Molter
Kate Bryer
Izzi Speer
Elizabeth Bryer
Dede and Peter Graves
Sam Graves
Larry and Francesca Slesinger
Jackson Bryer
Jefferson White
Susan and Steve Etkind
Victoria Wilson
Barbara Schiffrin
Dylan Wilson
Julia Sillen
Margi and Scott Arnold
Hannah Rehak
Linda Hovde