HER CALL
“When her ex-con brother reappears in her life, a gambling addict turned therapist is thrust back into the dangerous world of high stakes underground poker”.
Her Call is a short film that follows Mala, a recovering gambling addict and former poker hustler, as she’s pulled back into the life she fought to escape. The film centers around the struggles of a young woman operating in a predominantly male environment, and the mind games played at the poker table.
SYNOPSIS:
Mala, once a poker champion now turned addiction therapist, tries to help herself by helping people like her—people who can’t live without the thrill of bets, cards, dice, and the like. Mala has worked tirelessly to claw her way into a new and she’s managed to carve out a rather tight, but livable space for herself in the world. Mala no longer lives the rush of high stakes poker, but she applies her game-like mind to reading and manipulating people, primarily the men who keep lining up to take her on dates.
Mala’s make shift peace gets tossed aside when her brother, Ryan, gets out of prison and comes to see her. He’s quick to remind Mala that she played a large part in his ending up in jail, and uses that leverage to stay with her while he gets back on his feet.
It isn’t long before Ryan is back at the poker tables and deeply indebted to some very scary people. By the time Mala discovers this information, Ryan is in the wind, and the men seeking to collect his debts turn their sights on Mala.
Now with her own life on the line, Mala is forced to return to the game of her past and put her own chips on the table. She will navigate a vivid and dangerous scheme in attempt to free herself, and her family, from the ruthless crime syndicate chasing them down.