Mintslate Media’s No One Wants Me And The Unspoken Trauma Many People Carry Into Adulthood

Many people enter adulthood carrying wounds they were never given the space to name. Those wounds often show up quietly in relationships, decisions, and moments of survival.

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 examines how childhood abandonment, silence, and emotional neglect continue to shape people long after the original harm has passed.

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 by focusing on how trauma lingers in everyday interactions rather than dramatic breakdowns.

“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.”

At the centre of the film is Daniel, a sixteen year old boy played by Kale Louie. Daniel arrives at a stranger’s apartment under false pretenses, holding onto what he believes may be his last opportunity for connection or escape. His emotional state reflects years of internalised blame and absence.

“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.

Opposite him is Emily, portrayed by Hannah Klamann, a woman whose own trauma shapes the way she navigates intimacy and responsibility. Emily is not defined by a single event, but by the accumulation of pain she has tried to leave behind.

“I would describe Emily as a very complex character,” Hannah Klamann says. “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.”

What No One Wants Me captures so effectively is how trauma often exists beneath the surface. The characters do not announce their pain. Instead, it emerges in hesitation, miscommunication, and the inability to trust fully.

“What makes this film unique or exciting is the realism within it,” Hannah adds. “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 story with care for its emotional weight and the people portraying it.

“As a producer and creator of these projects, I almost feel like a parent to all of these characters,” he says.

Mintslate Media’s approach allows the audience to sit with discomfort rather than rush toward resolution. The film does not offer easy answers or redemptive arcs. Instead, it reflects how many people learn to function while carrying unresolved pain into adulthood.

Through No One Wants Me, Mintslate Media positions itself as a film company committed to telling stories that acknowledge emotional complexity without judgement. The film invites viewers to recognise the quiet ways trauma persists and how survival often means learning to live with what was never healed.