An up-and-coming writer refuses to leave the spotlight when his best friend and debate opponent suffers cardiac arrest, leading to an obsession over his new opponent and a growing rift with his ailing wife.
The Way We Speak—Ian's first feature-length film as writer-director—is a modern cautionary tale starring 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards nominee Patrick Fabian (Better Call Saul). Ian also wrote and directed the award-winning short films Pinwheel Horizon (2023), The Devil Needs a Fix (2017), and From the Sky (2014).