Experiencing Interruptions?

Unanswered Call

The difficulty of relationship between two men to living their love freely leads to actions of the twodown in dark paths.

  • Michael Daniel Vamvakas
    Director
  • Michael Daniel Vamvakas
    Writer
    EXIPSOSI, SCREAMS FROM THE PAST,
  • Michael Daniel Vamvakas
    Producer
    Ourliaxta apo to Parelthon, Exipsosi,
  • Anastasis Giannakakis
    Key Cast
    "Timos"
  • Christos Salikas
    Key Cast
    "Manos"
  • Project Type:
    Short, Web / New Media, Other
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 26 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 17, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    55 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Greece
  • Country of Filming:
    Greece
  • Language:
    Greek (Modern)
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, 35mm, Sony A7iii,
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Michael Daniel Vamvakas

He was born in Athens in 1982 but grew up in Komotini. His first steps in the direction/editing is at the age of 13 when he made a stop motion video with clay dolls for the local channel R Channel Thrakis.
Since 1998 created and maintain informal filmmaking team "Maik Productions" and making short and feature films, amateur productions for festivals and cultural videos, trailers for the Municipality of Komotini - Xanthi and Alexandroupoli up to today.
In 2002 he took part in the Thessaloniki student film festival representing his High School with the film "Revenge" and he makes the 3d effects animation.

In 2004 he took part in the pan-Hellenic competition for the best work of vocational education school "I.E.K." in Athens and occupying the 6th position nationwide with his pc adventure point and click game "Ourliaxta apo to Parelthon" (Screams from the past).

During the period 2005-2010 he collaborated again with local channel "R Channel Thrakis" to editing the local news videos. In the period 2009-2010 he was transferred to curation and editing of the cultural show "Hrisa ke epixrisa" (Gold and Gilded) with Chrysa Mavridou.

In 2010 he took part in the festival "Anakata 24+ Art tis ei?" and put video art at the music of the composer Giorgos Papoutsis.

In 2012 he creates a short film together with Director Myrsini Lantzouraki short film for a book launch of Tessa's Dulkeri with name "IDOLS".

In 2017, a video (short film) for the promotion of Fotini Nahum book "Wet City" for "Dioptra publications"

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Director Statement

I wanted to make the film "Unanswered Call" because through this blatant story you hear the voice of many gay people who cannot freely express their sexual orientation and are socially forced to wrongly hide it behind a marriage thus making three and more people unhappy.