Season 10

Spam Risk

Alessandra Carlino

Isolated and grieving, a young widow answers a phone call from an unknown number that just might save her life.

Bittersweet

Why we chose this film.

Chronic loneliness can have serious impacts on mental and physical health, increasing the risk for depression, addiction, and suicide. This film explores the dangers of loneliness spiraling while also highlighting the power of human connection to improve wellbeing. Its hopeful conclusion reminds us that kindness, compassion, and connection can carry people through even the most difficult moments.

Filmmaker

Inspiration

While coming to terms with my own grief and loneliness during the COVID lockdown, I became acutely aware of the quiet struggles many of us were facing behind closed doors – overwhelming feelings of grief, isolation, and longing for connection. Spam Risk was born from this awareness. It is an exploration of grief, vulnerability, and the unexpected relationships that can pull us back into the light.