Voicemails
VOICEMAILS
by: David McCaniels and Godwin Bortey
by: David McCaniels and Godwin Bortey
FILM SYNOPSIS
After attending the funeral of his estranged father, Dee — the youngest General Manager in the NBA — retreats to an Airbnb with a box of belongings he never expected to receive.
Inside, he discovers a phone.
When he turns it on, he finds a series of unsent voicemails… all meant for him.
As Dee listens, long-buried emotions resurface — pride masked as distance, love hidden behind ego, and words a father never found the courage to say while he was alive.
Voicemails is an intimate meditation on fractured father-son relationships, unresolved grief, and the fragile illusion that we always have more time. Through restrained performances and atmospheric storytelling, the film explores the devastating power of silence — and the weight of words left unheard.
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WRITERS:
David McDaniels
PRODUCERS:
David McDaniels, Godwin Bortey, Brooklyn Chance, Mazi Oyo, Zae Diggs, Writerz Block
KEY CAST:
Zae Diggs
After attending the funeral of his estranged father, Dee — the youngest General Manager in the NBA — retreats to an Airbnb with a box of belongings he never expected to receive.
Inside, he discovers a phone.
When he turns it on, he finds a series of unsent voicemails… all meant for him.
As Dee listens, long-buried emotions resurface — pride masked as distance, love hidden behind ego, and words a father never found the courage to say while he was alive.
Voicemails is an intimate meditation on fractured father-son relationships, unresolved grief, and the fragile illusion that we always have more time. Through restrained performances and atmospheric storytelling, the film explores the devastating power of silence — and the weight of words left unheard.
FILMMAKER BIO
FILM CATEGEORY
FILM BLOCK # - DAY, VENUE, TIME OF FILM SCREENING
WRITERS:
David McDaniels
PRODUCERS:
David McDaniels, Godwin Bortey, Brooklyn Chance, Mazi Oyo, Zae Diggs, Writerz Block
KEY CAST:
Zae Diggs
