Christopher LandonScreenwriter: Jillian Jacobs, Chris RoachLogline: A widowed mother (Meghann Fahy), on her first date in years, arrives at an upscale restaurant where she meets her handsome date. But their chemistry begins to curdle as she begins being irritated and then terrorized by a series of anonymous drops to her phone.

It also adds a measured yet sincere performance from Meghann Fahy as a woman who finds herself being threatened over airdrop (a function where a nearby stranger can connect to your phone to share images and texts) with messages telling her that she must kill her date or her son dies.

FandomWire reviews DROP from SXSW 2025. A mother goes on a first date, but it turns into a nightmare when her phone gets strange messages.

Drop starring Meghann Fahy and Brandon Sklenar premiered at the SXSW film festival this weekend ahead of its April release, and first reactions are overwhelmingly positive. Meghann Fahy stars as Violet,