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Screening Series

Shorts Spotlight:
The Actors Center on Film

An evening of films written by, directed by, or featuring performances by the Resident Company at The Actors Center

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 – 7:00 p.m.

Macaulay Honors College, 35 West 67th Street
2nd Floor Screening Room

Free Admission, Open to the Public

PROGRAM FEATURING

Honk (Vivia Font & Francisco Zayas)
I Want to Go To Moscow (Sarah Baskin)
Last Hope (Lena Kaminsky)
North Star (P.J. Palmer)
Sweet Refuge (Maryam Mir)

The screening will be followed by a discussion with the artists.
Wine and beverages will be served.

The Actors Center hosts an evening of short films written by, directed by, or featuring work from members of our Resident Company on Tuesday, March 24th at 7:00pm at Macaulay Honors College. The event is free and open to the public. RSVP is required.

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Honk

A woman giving birth finds herself next to an old friend on a bench she knew she would never see again. A fleeting meditation. (12 mins)

Writer: Vivia Font
Director: Francisco Zayas
Cast: Wayne Carr, Vivia Font, Dana Green (voice)
Watch Trailer | Website

I Want to Go to Moscow

Mara is a disillusioned actor dealing with the terror of time. When she’s thrown into a classroom of kids rehearsing a Disneyfied version of Chekhov’s THREE SISTERS —  her favorite play about existential longing – she swan dives into her own crisis of aging, nostalgia, and the loss of childhood dreams. (13 mins)

Writer/Director: Sarah Baskin
Cast: Arielle Goldman, Olivia Oguma, Liza Fernandez, Merritt Janson, Karl Bury, Arjun Gupta, Elizabeth Cappuccino, Eve Austin

Last Hope

A lonely man whose chief joy in life was volunteering at a struggling cat shelter tries to convince the manager to reinstate him after getting fired for being too lax with the rules. (10 mins)

Writer/Director: Lena Kaminsky
Cast: Patrick Kerr, Marcia DeBonis, Brian Keane
Watch Trailer | Website

North Star

A rural rancher and his ailing husband, struggling against poverty and isolation, make a heartbreaking decision in order to preserve the dignity of their marriage. (30 mins)

Writer/Director: P.J. Palmer
Cast: Malcolm Gets, Kevin Bacon, Colman Domingo, Lauren Innes, Audrey Wasilewski, Chris Sheffield
Watch Trailer | Website

Sweet Refuge

A passionate baker can’t seem to sell his beloved baklava until he meets a charming ladoo maker. (12 mins)

Writer/Director: Maryam Mir
Cast: Laith Nakli, Mahira Kakkar
Watch Trailer | Website