In 1948 the James Agee wrote a scenario for his lifelong hero, Charlie Chaplin. Deeply disturbed by the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Agee imagined New York destroyed. In the ruins, Chaplin's Little Tramp builds a shack in Central Park. Gradually a small community of the dispossessed grows up around him. For Agee, his story was a thought experiment about how one might start again in the aftermath of disaster, to go beyond capitalism and just how hard that is in the face of our modern technological world. The film focuses on his imaginative journey and what it might mean for us today.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| DDiana DeLaCruzBeatriz Valdes | Beatriz Valdes |
 Steven RattazziJames W. Fay | James W. Fay |
 Alison CimmetLois Grenadine | Lois Grenadine |
| AAdebowale AdebiyiConstruction worker | Construction worker |
 Aaron Kingsley AdetolaChild | Child |
| MManuel CabreroSubway rider | Subway rider |
| EEli Lehan DewJames Agee as a child | James Agee as a child |
| SSteve EspinolaNews photographer | News photographer |
| SSteve FrenchChaplin (voice) | Chaplin (voice) |
| MMarcel McAlpinChild | Child |
 Cameron PowGeorge La Monte | George La Monte |
| RRebecca RiveraSubway rider | Subway rider |
| GGunnar TheelNews cameraman | News cameraman |
| AAnju VallaresChild | Child |
| SSky VegaChild | Child |
 Barrett MartinJames Agee | James Agee |