Short film

The Call

2026 · 15 min

A tight, phone-call-driven plunge into a mother's helpless dread, suffocating in its intimacy and quiet cruelty.

Overview: Through a series of increasingly desperate phone calls, a mother's world unravels as her gay son is pursued and harassed by his former school bullies.
How it feels: Tense, dark, bleak and melancholic. Relentless and demanding.
About: Violence, family, trauma, isolation
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: violence
family
trauma
isolation
fate
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: drama, thriller
Directed by: Alexander Williams
Written by: Alexander Williams
Starring: Rachel Isaac, Ffred Hayes, Huw Rhys, Elis Myers-Sleight, Morgan Llywelyn, Leilah Hughes
Runtime: 15 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: Welsh