Friday, April 24, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Aero Theatre, Santa Monica
### **ABOUT THE EPISODES:** **Episode 1, “Blatant, Not Subtle,” Dir. Bassam Tariq, 25 Mins** Shah blows the audition of a lifetime. Desperate times call for desperate measures… but at what cost? FORMAT: DCP **Episode 2, “To Troll, To Provoke,” Dir. Bassam Tariq, 27 Mins** Shah has another shot at greatness. Time to prove to the world he has what it takes. FORMAT: DCP **Episode 3, “House or Home,” Dir. Bassam Tariq, 27 Mins** It’s Eid. Shah needs to shut out all the noise and drama… and focus on family. FORMAT: DCP ### **ABOUT THE SERIES:** **BAIT, 2026, Amazon Studios, UK** From Oscar and Emmy winner Riz Ahmed comes BAIT, a comedy about Shah Latif, a struggling actor. His last chance to hit it big comes in the form of an audition of a lifetime. We follow him over the course of four wild days as his life spirals out of control and his family, ex-lover and the entire world weigh in on whether he is the right man for the job.