IN DEVELOPMENT

FOR THE LIFE OF ME

FEATURE FILM · DARK ROMANTIC CRIME COMEDY

Logline: When a struggling mortgage broker accidentally kidnaps his boss’s reckless daughter, she talks him into turning the mistake into a $2 million ransom scheme—only for them to fall in love as her ruthless father closes in.

Written and to be directed by Jared Evan

Adapted from Jared Evan’s short film The Last Payphone in New York.

Screenplay complete · Currently in development

Image from The Last Payphone in New York, the short film on which the feature is based.

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/