Antonio Aakeel , whose turn as Hassan Ahmed in Apple TV+’s “ Slow Horses ” brought him international recognition, has wrapped his first short film as a director. “Lessons in Pretending,” which Aakeel also wrote and stars in, is a darkly comic drama examining fame, shame and the performance of public redemption. The film follows Arun Khan, a former teen film star whose career has collapsed into scandal. Agreeing to lead a drama school masterclass as a crisis-management exercise, he finds the