# Screens - play movie

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/screens-play-movie/161155>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 1, 2005, 11:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/screens-play-movie/161155 "2005-09-01T11:15:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![PAUK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9f8e36/32.png) [@PAUK](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PAUK)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 11:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/screens-play-movie/161155/1 "2005-09-01T11:15:13Z")

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Hi there

I am trying to get my screens working

Ive got a movie in my root-screen that i want to start playing  
when I jump/go to a child-screen

Ive got the root screen (application) and a child screen (Step\_1)  
In the screen (application) there is a movie = Txt1 set to stop at frame 1  
Ive got a menu that take me to Step\_1 and now the Txt1 has to play

but when using this

this.\_parent.Txt1.gotoAndPlay(“2”);

its play from start

and not when entered the screen (Step\_1)

What am I doing wrong ? 🙂