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Crisis Actor

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United States202613 minEnglish
Crisis Actor

Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction

Fired from her day job, an impulsive actress crashes a support group and spirals into a chaotic night that forces her to face her addiction to drama.

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Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction

Fired from her day job, an impulsive actress crashes a support group and spirals into a chaotic night that forces her to face her addiction to drama.

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Screening Times

This film is a part of a shorts program. Please go to the program page to view available screening times.

Credits

  • Director(s)

    Lily Platt

  • Screenwriter

    Lily Platt

  • Producers

    Sophie Seyd

    Lily Platt

    Alex Bendo

    Lexi Preiser

  • Director of Photography

    Leo Zhang

  • Editor

    Rosanne Wilke

  • Production Designer

    Charlotte Abbott

  • Original Score

    Luca Scoppetta-Stern

  • Costume Designer

    Sara Lukaszewski

  • Principal Cast

    Sarah Steele

    Philip Ettinger

  • Contact

    Lily Platt

    lilydplatt@gmail.com

    9176852242

Meet the Artist

Panelist Name

Lily Platt

    Lily Platt is a filmmaker from New York City. Platt worked as a staff producer at Story Syndicate where she made docuseries for HBO and Netflix. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in film at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Crisis Actor is her debut short.

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