Cold Call

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Cold Call is a short film by Emma Lenderman and is part of a longer feature in development.

Shot on 16mm, Cold Call is about a cult of office workers convinced the only way they can escape the disgusting human race and return to their home planet is by cold calling strangers for their credit card information, and Penny - the cult’s highest performer - on the day she’s forced off-script.

Cold Call will be embarking on its festival run in 2025.

Cold Call

a short film

directed by elise kibler
written by emma lenderman
executive producers emma lenderman, jake ryan lozano, james udom
producer manon blackman
co-producer flowerbox films
Cinematographer Cory Fraiman-Lott
1st ac austin smoak
2nd ac nora al thani
gaffer mario riquelme
key grip eddie lorenzo
assistant director florian gunzenhauser
location sound mixer anastasia goldberg
additional sound mixing will hagan
set design & props mary davids
costume designer drew kibler
script supervisor lizi latmier
stills photographer igal albala

editor kristan sprague
colorist mary perrino - la voglia studio
re-recording mixer and sound effects editor joe discola
vfx supervisor piers dennis

Starring gabriel ebert, emma lenderman, dan pearce, amelia workman
ergons tom aulenback, melody berger, tony grayson, denise kolodja, pete lanctot, becky lindon, alex lydon, christine spang, cindy miao.

special thanks to Jonathan and Priscilla at Imperial tax solutions for hosting us.

shot on Arri sr3, 16mm
run time 13min