Claim: In House Hunting,  a film written and directed by Eric Hurt whose other films are "The Machinery of Dreams" and  "Coming Through the Rye", Charlie and Emmy begin seeing visions of her mother then Charlie confides in Emmy that her mother had left them long ago.
Evidence: House Hunting (also released as The Wrong House) is a 2012 psychological horror-thriller film that was written and directed by Eric Hurt. Eric Hurt Soon after, Charlie and Emmy begin seeing visions of her mother, appearing before them with her throat slashed. Charlie confides in Emmy that her mother had left them long ago, but Susan seems to know more.