The Last Payphone in New York

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World Premiere

Showings

Festival tickets go on sale March 18, with visionaries and members receiving early access for ticket purchase.

April 10, 2026
2:20 pm – 4:01 pm
Playhouse Square Campus
Playhouse Square Allen Theatre
April 11, 2026
4:55 pm – 6:36 pm
Cedar Lee Theatre
April 17, 2026
7:45 pm – 9:18 pm
Playhouse Square Campus
April 18, 2026
2:30 pm – 4:03 pm
Cedar Lee Theatre

About This Film

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Festival Year: 2026
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Run Time: 4 Minutes
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Film Type: Short
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Animated: No
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Genre: Thriller, Comedy
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Countr(ies): USA
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Language: English
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English Subtitles: No
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Captions: Closed
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Release Year: 2026

Film Overview

A kidnapped young woman is brought by her captor into a Manhattan subway station to make a ransom call to her father on the last payphone in New York. Unfortunately for her captor, the young woman doesn’t know her father’s phone number–because who still memorizes phone numbers anymore? When her captor presents the young woman with her own missing persons flyer, she is unable to contain her emotions.  When she finally makes the call to her father, she chastises him; not for being kidnapped, but for choosing the wrong picture for her missing persons flyer.

Film Contact: Jared Evan

Cast & Crew

Directed By

Jared Evan Headshot
Jared Evan
Taryn Brooke Headshot
Taryn Brooke

Produced By

Jared Evan

Screenwriting

Jared Evan

Cinematographers

Jonathan Zhao

Editors

Jared Evan

Principal Cast

Serena Profaci, Ethan McDowell, Jared Evan