Winner of Best Short Form Programme at the BAFTA Television Awards 2019.
How do you reconnect with a father who’s been gone for most of your life… what do you say, what do you write?
‘Missed Call’ explores the relationship between the filmmaker and her teenage son as they work out how to reconnect with his father who’s been absent for a decade.
Shot on an iPhone X, it explores the many ways in which our lives are lived and captured through the phones we hold so close.
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Did he see his father
This was brilliant. Having never met my father i could really relate. Happy he has such a strong smart mother. She raised him very well, the fact that she did it solo is even more of a testimate to her strength.
An amazing boy raised by a brave loving mum. His dad doesn’t deserve to see him. Hope both mum and him are doing well now as it has been some years.
I just wish this wasn't done by the mother. A seperate instance might have made this look a lot healthier
I love this kid. What a lovely disposition he has.
What a great relationship between mum and her son ❤️. I love the mature, considerate and open way they interact. Lovely people.
Good mum🙂
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That woman has done more on her own then she could of ever done with that loser sperm donor. That boy is beautiful. She should be so proud of the incredible human being she raised. I have been a single parent most of my life and have no regrets . Kids are resilient and as they get older and come to know the world better the pieces will all fall together. But she should be extremely proud of herself and that young man she is raising. Lastly, i hope there will be a follow-up video because I can't wait to see what an amazing father this young man will be. His "father" could never measure up im sure of it. 2023
What a mature lil dude. My kids father bailed to Japan leaving his kids forever. I was so lucky to have a grandpa that just killed the G’pa game. He coached my sons football team for 5 years, waited two nights in line to get my daughter in the best pre-school etc. etc. etc.
So what transpired between Jim and his dad?
I'd like to see this movie but I can't fully comprehend how the narrator speaks. Not so clear.
My grandson is only 5 . Yet he has never seen or met his father. He does have all the relatives who see him from his father's side of the family. Just not his father. My grandson has a good role model with my fiance his Pop Pop, who stands in for the male role as i see it . They have man's day on Saturday they go to tee ball bowling and shopping, hang out, and watch tv building things. I love him so much I can't imagine how his father doesn't want to be in his life.
I know it's wrong to judge but while I get how a man can be terrified by a baby…how can you reject a lovely young man like this who loves you for no reason…I don't get it
Please please please please can't stress this enough can you please please back up everything on your Icloud to portable hdds that are kept offline, apples Icloud is great but it isn't 100% fail proof nothing is that is technical, just with all the amazing vids and pics I wouldn't want a catostroptic event to corrupt your data, I woudnt be surprised if apple start charging you to log in in the future. Amazing memories keep them double or even triple backed up
What a great mom and a beautiful young man! It makes me crazy when I hear these stories, if you never want a child take measures to prevent having one! If you have a child they're your responsibility! No ands ifs or buts. How can someone live their life knowing their child is somewhere thinking about them ☹️ 💔
I have this with my child. I seriously blame the legal part of society.. maybe if it was illegal to abandon a child financially and other routes things would be much harder for them to bury their heads in the sand over this.. my child cries and feels it, equally very protective of mummy.. I fill our space with good friends.. children shouldn't have to go through all this. It rejection.. I hope Jim has managed a successful continued contact with his dad, who should pull his big pants on and do right by Jim and you. .. you are an amazing mother x
What an amazing young man.im sorry his dad is a jerk……i have to check w my wife……wtf! It litteraly doesn't concern her! Im sorry Hun u deserve better. Im glad ur mom is so wonderful I wish u all the best.
I burst out crying with you momma, just right at the same time!! What a heart break! I could feel it! Aren’t there thousands of perfectly lonely father type men to fill in dad gaps for such a dashing, loyal, funny, fine son?! In a society that knows children are the greatest calling and purpose we have, each child a gift miraculous, our tender ones won’t suffer these mal-alignments, shuntings, absences. But the heroic child (young man) finds strategy, game , is resilient and the future looks bright! That has brought the teardrop rain showers.
Thank you sincerely both.
Mom Victoria you’re such Good dear Mum you are!!
Oh if only I were to confess how you look like my son who got caught up in a custody battle where mom (me) lost and we’re not ok now 25 years later in the U$A. May we all find our way.
Wow. Absolute CREDIT to his Mum. She has done an AMAZING job on her own. He is beautiful. Well spoken, intelligent, kind, polite and SO mature for his age. I think he'll be too good for his Dad. But I do hope he gets what he wants x
Aw so lovely . Hope all has gone well since then too.
Wish there was a part 2!!
Wonder if the boy got to have a relationship with his dad???
I met my dad at 14
Jim, you're beautiful. So's your mum.
What an amazing kid! ❤️
fatherhood, the bar is too low
Would love a follow up. Did they meet again? Has the relationship grown etc.
This woman is encouraging her son to cry! This is why single mothers are bad parents to boys. The boy doesn't wanna cry about something and you insist he should've cried.. Wtf
Am I the only person extremely angry at his dad? Geesh I’m so glad this little boy was raised with his mom’s love.
Putting in those totally irrelevant messages of bad credit, in hopes of getting sympathy, yet showing off that she's wasted too much money on buying an iPhone 10, that's just disgustingly inconsistent and makes me almost understand why the dad left. Also, she clearly told him to stay away for good, so his absence is totally her fault, in spite of what she has her son believe… All suffering of the son in on her, and her alone. It makes me angry that she pushed only her own narrative, both on her son as well as on the viewers. This is exactly what my son's mother has tried to do. The only thing one could blame the father for, is not having battled like I did to stay in the kid's life, but then the reasons for him not winning that fight (we don't know if he tried) are conveniently left out of the documentary. Women can be very poisonous and vengeful and can easily threaten to exact revenge on the child out of spite if the father doesn't back off. For all we know, that's exactly what she did to make him say he'll follow her advice about seeing them. Why else would she blur out the rest of that message, where he probably expressed his disagreement and his feelings about how and what she's forcing on him.
Gorgeous, intelligent mother. Gorgeous intelligent child. He will be fine.
Vanity children like this is so sad for the kids. I used to be on the left, But I can now clearly see the impact 'mummy wants a baby at whatever cost' has on the kids. YOU are not paying the cost in any of this. The CHILD pays the cost of your decision.
Wow 👌 she is real hands down mature
This guy is going to make the best partner for someone really lucky 🥰