Maya

About the Job

Female, 35-40, White, American. A successful, openly gay artist in NYC. Her queerness feels lived-in rather than performative. Composed, quietly intense: Maya is someone who observes more than she speaks, maintaining a calm, steady presence. Her affair with Tara, a much younger, more extroverted art student, sits in direct conflict with this equilibrium. Tara and Maya are a clandestine couple whose relationship collides with Pari and Ronny in a charged altercation on the subway platform, an encounter that drives the film’s climax. In this moment of pressure, Maya may withdraw, deflect, or go still rather than confront things directly. There’s a flicker of self-consciousness that surfaces in small, almost imperceptible ways. This role carries a clear emotional arc within a single scene, despite minimal dialogue. Desire, guilt, and uncertainty play beneath the surface: the shifts registering in pauses, silences, and subtle changes in energy rather than overt action. Talent must be based in NYC or work NYC local. Non-Union. SUPPORTING ROLE. Note: Maya and Tara kiss in the short.