A lot of hope is being placed on New Zealand's screen industry to help the country out of its financial mire. It's too soon to know if overseas filmmakers will see Aotearoa as a safe haven in the immediate post pandemic period, but The Actors' Program based in Auckland is confident that its graduates have a promising future. One of the tutors is Jess Sayer. She's also the winner of the 2020 Adam NZ Play Award. This Particular Room was described by the award Judges as "heartbreaking", "excellently crafted," "powerful and sophisticated" and "so realistic that it hurts"