Crisis Actor
- 2026
- 12 min
- Drama, Comedy
- United States
- English
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.
Written & Directed by
Lily Platt
In association with
Endangered Species
Producers
Sophie Seyd
Lily Platt
Alex Bendo
Lexi Preiser
Starring
Sarah Steele
Philip Ettinger
Emily Allan
Brenda Cullerton
Ben Irving
Festivals & Awards
- Sundance Film Festival 2026 - Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction
- Milwaukee Film Festival 2026
Press
- The Moveable Fest - Lily Platt on Being Addicted to the Drama
- Film Obsessive - Lily Platt Tackles Drama Addiction
- Pop Matters - ‘Crisis Actor’ Appears Deceptively Simple
- Rough Draft Atlanta - Lily Platt debuts ‘Crisis Actor’ at Sundance
- Awards Buzz - A Determined, Manipulative Protagonist
- Slug Mag - Rocking Shorts This Winter
- The Contending - We Can’t Perform Our Way Through Life
- The Daily Californian - Three Female Directors at Sundance
- ShortStick Podcast - Interview with Lily Platt
- The Gate - Filmmaker Lily Platt Talks ‘Crisis Actor’
- The Utah Review - Sundance 2026 Comprehensive Dive
- Sundance Institute - What to Watch at Sundance 2026
- Filmotomy - A Sly Coming of Age Drama
- Film Obsessive - Sundance ‘26 Shorts Round-Up
