No.013— Blaine Brothers
Undeletable
Leave a message after the beep.
Emma is about to leave the worst voice message of her life.
Emma has to tell her late father's secret lover of ten years that he has died, and the only way to reach her is an answerphone.
As she records the message, every mistake she makes forces her to face a brutal truth: time only moves one way.
“Form is one of the fundamental ways of expressing emotion.”— Blaine Brothers, Ben & Chris Blaine · Writer-Directors
50% Film presents Sophia Di Martino (Emma) “Undeletable” With Elizabeth Elvin (Susie) Written by Ben Blaine Directed & Produced Chris & Ben Blaine Cinematography Chris Blaine Editing Chris & Ben Blaine Sound Design & Mix Steve Bond VFX & Grade Stanton Waro Assistants Martin O’Leary · Lauren Hillier Mixed at Brain Audio
Synopsis
“Emma is about to leave the worst voice message of her life.”
Emma has to tell her late father's secret lover of ten years that he has died, and the only way to reach her is an answerphone. As she records the message, every mistake she makes forces her to face a brutal truth: time only moves one way. Shot in a single take that runs the length of the call, in black and white and 4:3, on the same street where Ben Blaine once left a near-identical message the day after his own father died. Sophia Di Martino (Loki) leads, with Elizabeth Elvin as Susie.
Blaine Brothers
Ben and Chris Blaine are brothers who write and direct comedy and drama, often in the same breath. After a run of BIFA-nominated and BAFTA-shortlisted shorts they were named Screen International Stars of Tomorrow. Their debut feature, Nina Forever, premiered at SXSW, was distributed by StudioCanal and won a BIFA.
They directed Sara Pascoe's Out of Her Mind for BBC Two and Sony through Simon Pegg's Stolen Picture. Their shorts include Wolf (BFI Flare), 0507 (BIFA nominated, with Cariad Lloyd), Free Speech (with Danny Dyer) and Hallo Panda for Film4, starring Benedict Wong.
They have features in development with The Ink Factory, JEVA Films, Redbag Pictures, Rustle Up Productions and Bluebird Productions, and still make short films for joy and other emotions.
