EPISODE 1: DIAL UP
New Year’s Eve, 1999. A mother of three is called by her reclusive childhood friend with a dire warning: life on this planet as we know it is about to end.
Dutch-British producer and writer. Bruce works as an associate producer at Amsterdam-based production company The Panics Film specialising in the development of both scripted and non-scripted projects. He is a graduate of distinction from the Goldsmiths MA Scriptwriting Programme. He’s drawn to genre with sci-fi and horror short films in production and feature-length projects in development.
“I’ve always been fascinated by groupthink, collective hysteria, conspiracy theories. So, setting a story to the backdrop of the Y2K bug provided a perfect opportunity to explore these ideas further. In approaching the story, it was important for me to consider Albert’s predicament: he fully believes he will be losing his friend if he fails to convince her. The stakes, although imagined, are high for both ends of the phone call.”
Credits
Written and directed by Bruce Bigg
Produced Bruce Bigg and Ano Okera
Assistant producer Stephane Ugeux
Katie Ray as Sasha
Stevie Raine as Albert
Raphael von Blumenthal as Derek.
Additional voice work by Rosie Dunjay and Ano Okera.
Editing and sound design by Zak Allum and Tamsin Howard
The sound technician was Katie Fusillo
Theme music composed by FIGI.
A special thanks to Philip Palmer, Richard Shanon, John Pickard and Lisa Hack.
Call Me Back is created by Bruce Bigg and Ano Okera.