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.
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Selected as one of “12 Films to Catch” at the Cleveland International Film Festival.
Featured in Cleverock.
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Festival Selections

50th Cleveland International Film Festival 2026 / World Premiere/ (ACADEMY AWARD - QUALIFYING)

HollyShorts Comedy Film Festival 2026

Southside Film Festival 2026

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