Mintslate Media’s No One Wants Me Explores How Silence And Abandonment Shape Who We Become

 Mintslate Media’s No One Wants Me Explores How Silence And Abandonment Shape Who We Become

Silence can be as formative as violence. For many people, it is the absence of care, protection, or reassurance that leaves the deepest mark.

Mintslate Media’s upcoming drama No One Wants Me explores this reality with restraint and emotional honesty. Written and directed by Seyi Oluwatimilehin, the film centres on a brief encounter that slowly fractures into something deeply personal, exposing how abandonment and unspoken trauma shape identity, behaviour, and survival.

Founded in February 2025 by filmmaker Seyi Oluwatimilehin, Mintslate Media was created to tell stories rooted in lived experience. No One Wants Me reflects that mission clearly, focusing on moments that feel ordinary on the surface but carry lasting emotional consequences beneath.

“One of the reasons I founded Mintslate Media was to tell stories that are real, stories that are relatable, honest, and true to our time and existence,” Seyi Oluwatimilehin says. “Every one of these films carries a piece of my story, from feeling unwanted, to living through and understanding racism, to the quiet horrors of job seeking.”

The film follows sixteen year old Daniel, played by Kale Louie, who arrives at a stranger’s apartment under false pretenses, carrying a document he barely understands himself. What begins as a seemingly brief interaction slowly exposes layers of silence, secrecy, and inherited pain. Hannah Klamann stars as Emily, a woman shaped by her own unresolved trauma.

“I think Daniel starts off with a terrible childhood, he basically thinks everything bad that's happened to him is his fault,” Kale Louie says. “When the film begins, he's holding what he thinks is his last glimmer of hope and he's optimistic but also naive to what he may be expecting to meet.”

That fragile optimism drives the emotional tension of No One Wants Me.

 Rather than relying on dramatic confrontation, the film allows discomfort to grow through pauses, glances, and moments where words fail. The silence between Daniel and Emily becomes a language of its own, revealing how abandonment teaches people to expect very little from the world.

Hannah Klamann describes Emily as a character shaped by early emotional wounds.

 “I would describe Emily as a very complex character. She went through intense emotional trauma at such a young age and carried that trauma into adulthood even though she tried to separate herself from it as much as she could.”

For Hannah, the realism of the film is central to its impact. “What makes this film unique or exciting is the realism within it. Life is never linear and every character's story, fictional or not, shouldn’t have to be either.”

As both producer and director, Seyi Oluwatimilehin approached the film with a deep sense of care for the characters and performers. “As a producer and creator of these projects, I almost feel like a parent to all of these characters,” he says.

That care translates into performances that feel intuitive and lived in rather than performed. The film does not rush resolution or offer easy explanations. Instead, it allows audiences to recognise how silence and abandonment quietly shape the way people move through the world.

Through No One Wants Me, Mintslate Media positions itself as a film company committed to telling stories that honour emotional truth. The film reminds viewers that being unwanted does not always announce itself loudly. Sometimes, it settles in slowly, shaping who we become long before we realise it.