Landline

Aaron is a bookstore worker and hopeless romantic. Kristen is a regular customer at the store. Aaron is smitten with Kristen, but he is still recovering from a long-term break up . He finally works up the nerve to ask her out on a first date. It goes well, but then the date ends strangely, abruptly, awkwardly. Kristen, feeling jilted, blurts out the first thing that comes to her mind, 'I'll call you.' 'I'll Call You.' Aaron becomes fixated on Kristen's parting words, At first he just contemplates the possibility of her calling for a second date, but his thoughts quickly dissolve into obsession. Adding to his frustration are constant distractions from a nosy neighbor, a bartender with questionable motives, and his best friend Steve. Aaron becomes consumed by the idea that she will call. Relying on his antiquated land-line he cuts himself off from the outside world. He is left isolated, holed up in his apartment as he waits for a phone call that may never come. Aaron's desire to be loved and his contempt for loneliness eventually take a toll on his physical and mental well-being. On the brink of madness, the only thing that can save him would be a call from Kristen. Will she call him before it's too late? Or will someone else save him from going off the deep end?