Short film production

Answer The Telephone

An absurdist horror short written and directed by Reece McCullagh, following a man trapped inside a warehouse experiment with one instruction: answer the telephone.

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Project Overview

Reeka Studios

2026 / FILM PRODUCTION / EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM

Answer The Telephone is an absurdist horror and experimental short film written and directed by Reece McCullagh. The film follows a man trapped inside a controlled warehouse experiment with one instruction: answer the telephone. As the task repeats, the rules shift without warning, authority figures contradict themselves, and the experiment becomes a surreal test of obedience, endurance and impossible compliance.

Credits

Cast

  • Tom Donoghue
  • Maura Lub
  • Jamie Rowley
  • Steven Hart

Crew

  • Written & Directed by Reece McCullagh
  • Produced by Linda-Ray Ndlovu & Samuel Hackney-Ring
  • Production Design by Thananya Kaewsanthia
  • Costume Design by Leannah Gardner
  • Makeup by Nell Halls
  • Photography by Abby Swain
  • Edited by Reece McCullagh
Behind-the-scenes wide photograph from the Answer The Telephone warehouse set
Behind-the-scenes photograph of the Answer The Telephone helpers on set
Answer The Telephone v7.1 square film still of Adam at the telephone
Answer The Telephone v7.1 landscape film still of Adam at the desk
Answer The Telephone v7.1 square still of Adam holding the telephone receiver
Answer The Telephone v7.1 square still with Adam standing inside the experiment space
Answer The Telephone v7.1 square still with Elizabeth and Adam during the experiment
Answer The Telephone v7.1 square still of Adam in the experiment set
Answer The Telephone v7.1 square still of Elizabeth instructing Adam at the desk
Answer The Telephone additional production still