After the end of the world, two exes, Aidan and Eva, might be the last people alive. In a desperate attempt to win her back, Aidan proposes something crazy…should they have a baby?

Eva refuses. Why bring a child into a world humanity has already destroyed? What’s the point?

As they argue, the conversation becomes about something larger: a future that has ceased to exist and whether love can exist in a place where tomorrow is no longer promised.

Nowhere But Here began as a one-act play, selected in June 2024 by The Elif Collective and Personal Pizza Party for development and a NYC reading. It has also been through several rounds of editing through the directing workshops at Adult Film NYC with Kit Kauhar. Now, we’re adapting it into a short film to share with a wider audience. 

In the current political climate and the onslaught of seemingly-world-ending news, this story to shows what could potentially happen further in the future – after the world ends, in a future where political leaders do fail us, and run the world to the ground. 

This story asks questions many of us find ourselves asking…Is it ethical to bring new life into a collapsing world? Can humanity redeem itself?

Or, more specifically, how do people, in that timeline try to trudge forward and grapple with the bleak environment? When the world you know has been ripped from you, and the future you’ve been promised is no longer there, how can you move forward? How do we grieve for the life we thought we'd have, and can we even have hope for a better future?

If any of this resonates with you, please consider contributing to our film.

Every dollar you give goes directly into bringing this film to life. Your contributions will cover:

We’re aiming to raise $11,000 by DEC 13th so we can shoot in early 2026.

No amount is too small!!! Whether you can give $5, $50, or $500, you’re helping make this film possible.

Creator and Actor ('Eva')

CELINE CHEUNG is a NYC-based writer and actor from Hong Kong. She grew up training in classical voice, but fell in love with theatre when she went to Eugene O’Neill Center’s National Theatre Institute. She previously was enrolled in UCLA’s Professional Program in Writing for Television. She creates and performs work to afflict the uncomfortable, to comfort the afflicted, and writes dark comedies and melodrama. She had her works seen at the Elif Collective, University of Pennsylvania, NTI, and her previous roles include: Ester in Dry Land, Judy in Small Mouth Sounds, Sally Bowles in Cabaret, June in Marisol.

Executive Producer

DESSA DELFIN is a Filipina-American actress and producer based in New York City. Her work spans across 8 years of commercials, print campaigns and independent film. Dessa is also an executive producer for the award-winning Filipino short film Awit Natin (dir. Pacqui Pascal).

Actor ('Aidan')

NICHOLAS MATOS is an actor and student from New Jersey. Last season, he made his principal Broadway debut in the original cast of SMASH as Scott, the clueless producer's assistant who falls in love with the magic of Broadway. Some of his favorite theater credits include: The Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes (Patrick) and Regarding the Disappearance of Amy at Playwrights Horizons (Simon). Last winter, he appeared in season 26 of Law & Order: SVU as a co-star. He also starred in Nic Inglese’s short film All Boys (Bushwick Film Festival). He is currently in his fourth year at Fordham University, earning a degree in Theater Performance.

Producer

LUCA HUFF is a Filipino-American producer and director based in New York City. By eighteen years old, Luca had created the viral no-budget miniseries Water Under the Bridge in his hometown of Charlottesville, Virginia, which would stream in over 19 countries and contribute to an international TikTok audience of over 350,000 followers. Since then he’s transformed his online platform into the production company 1716 Digital, which has accrued tens of millions of views across various shorts, music videos, commercials, and feature films. Luca received his BFA in Filmmaking from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA).

Producer

MELISSA ANN ARCHER is a New York-based writer, director, actor, and producer. A Texas native who began acting at seven, she trained in theatre and film before moving to New York. Her short film Sunny Side Up won multiple awards, including 'Best Young Screenwriter' at the New York Script Awards and 'Best Actress' at the New York Independent Film Festival. Melissa now works as a freelance producer, editor, and photographer. Her goal is to create stories that expand empathy and challenge how women are seen on screen.

This is a deeply personal project. Your support means the world to us and we can’t wait to share Nowhere But Here with you.