The Last Payphone in New York
At the last payphone in New York, deep in a subway station, a young woman is forced by her captor to call her father for a half-million-dollar ransom. But when she makes the call, her unexpected reaction turns the high-stakes hostage situation into a darkly absurd comedy.
Featured In / Press
‘Last Payphone’ And The Film Trend Of 1990s New York
Featured in Forbes.
Read the full article → https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmasandler/2026/04/09/last-payphone-and-the-film-trend-of-1990s-new-york/
Selected as one of “12 Films to Catch” at the Cleveland International Film Festival.
Featured in Cleverock.
Read the full article → https://cleverock.com/12-films-to-catch-at-cleveland-international-film-festival-in-2026/
Festival Selections
50th Cleveland International Film Festival 2026 / World Premiere/ (ACADEMY AWARD - QUALIFYING)
Team
Directed by Jared Evan & Taryn Brooke
Written, Edited, and Produced by Jared Evan
Starring Serena Profaci, Ethan McDowell, and Jared Evan
Cinematographer - Jonathan Zhao
Sound Mixer - Briar Chung
Post Sound - Jeffrey Reed
