Veterans
Behind the Lens: Voicemails Vol. 2 with Michael 'Top' Washington
Voicemails To My Future Self: Vol 2 is a short non-profit film production about a suicidal veteran who keeps his promise: to call his wingman, and together they secure his firearm.
Myriad co-founder and Writer/Director Tony Cope is a three-time gun violence survivor. It’s what led him to his advocacy work against gun violence, which led to a conversation with the Marine Corps. Veteran Michael “Top” Washington.
'Behind the Lens: Voicemails Vol. 2' is a Myriad Originals short film telling the story behind the story of the second volume in our Voicemails series.
After surviving his own suicide attempt, Top became a fierce mental health advocate, and is now a licensed trauma therapist. He’s trained to deal with people in their darkest moments and was invaluable in telling this story.
I found myself on a bridge. Suddenly, I was a warrior without a war.
Top joined us on set for 3 long days of production. We filmed deep into the night, matching the protagonist’s mental state. It’s a heavy film, but gravely important to help break the stigma of asking for help and to secure a firearm.
Having Top on set allows someone who has been through this, to make sure that the conversations were authentic.
My mission is to make sure that no veteran, or first responder, ever goes through what I went through.
When your wingman calls and is in need, you drop everything and go to them.
The team for this project:
- Jordan Gibson - Director + editor
- Alysse Campbell - Executive Producer
- Jedidiah Gant - Assistant Producer
