*Seeking strong character faces that capture the qualities of worn, weathered and displaced.
*Authentic talent with little to no acting experience are encouraged to submit
*See required info and self-tape instructions below
*Submissions without self-tapes will not be considered
*Deadline to submit required info and self-tape is 9am SATURDAY, 10/28/17
SAG-AFTRA Modified Low Budget Diversity
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Sonejuhi Sinha
PRODUCERS: Edward Parks and Charlotte Rabate
LOCAL PRINCIPAL CASTING DIRECTOR: BreakThrough Casting
AUDITION: Self-Tape/Headshots or Pics/Resume and Reels (if applicable)
CALLBACKS: 11/2- 11/3 in Poughkeepsie, NY
SHOOT DATES: starts 11/16/17 (22 days)
SHOOT LOCATION: Poughkeepsie, NY (LOCAL HIRE ONLY)
RATE: $335/8 hours + fringes + credit (Non-Union talent will receive Taft-Hartleys)
Written and directed by Sonejuhi Sinha, LOVE COMES LATER, the short film, was one of ten short films chosen in official competition at Semaine De La Critique at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and screened at over 70 festivals around the world. https://youtu.be/HYtQiKVYaqk
SYNOPSIS:
Love Comes Later is a subversive crime, thriller with some pulp undertones. A young woman comes to America to start over again. She is forced to steal in order to get her personal belongings back but one petty theft spirals into the next – setting off a domino of violent events, ultimately causing her downfall.
SEEKING PRINCIPAL:
Union and Non-Union talent. DIRECTOR IS GIVING PRIORITY TO AUTHENTIC, LOCAL TALENT WHO ARE A PERFECT FIT FOR THESE ROLES.
Female, 60’s, Caucasian, overweight, STRONG CHARACTER FACES THAT CAPTURE THE QUALITIES OF WORN, WEATHERED, BROKEN, DISPLACED- A HUGE PLUS. Motel maid, she’s a not-entirely-there resident of the motel who chats with Riz and Dallas in several scenes…5 scenes, 1 speech, 10 lines
Female, 20’s, African American, all body types, STRONG CHARACTER FACES THAT CAPTURE THE QUALITIES OF WORN, WEATHERED, BROKEN, DISPLACED- A HUGE PLUS. She’s a prostitute who buys drugs from Jimmy and also sleeps around with him. At the end, she’s caught in bed with Jimmy when he gets shot, and helps him deal with his injury. This role requires semi-nudity (wearing brassiere and panties) while performing a simulated sex under a blanket…5 scenes, 10 lines
Female, 60’s, Caucasian, STRONG CHARACTER FACES THAT CAPTURE THE QUALITIES OF WORN, WEATHERED, BROKEN, DISPLACED- A HUGE PLUS. A waitress at the seedy diner, unsmiling, look of despair, she serves Dallas and Riz when they go to the restaurant she works. Later she appears in a hallucination of Riz’s…2 scenes, 2 lines
Female, 30s-40s, any ethnicity, STRONG CHARACTER FACES THAT CAPTURE THE QUALITIES OF WORN, WEATHERED, BROKEN, DISPLACED- A HUGE PLUS. Riz and Dallas run into her when they are trying to get rid of Sal’s body. She may or may not know their secret. Later Riz catches Floyd talking to her from afar. As RIZ and DALLAS wander through the motel, RIZ sees that one room is lit with an open curtain where PROSTITUTE is performing oral sex on SAL. *PLEASE NOTE, THIS ROLE WILL BE SIMULATING ORAL SEX….2 scenes, 1 line
Male, 40s-50s, African American, REAL POLICER OFFICER A HUGE PLUS. A cop who is called in by Una to investigate after she’s robbed by Riz and Dallas…1 scene, 1 line
Girl, 8 yrs old, Caucasian, ethnically ambiguous. Riz runs into a group of kids playing a game in the motel hallway and one includes her in their game…2 scenes, 1 line
Male, 40’s, Hispanic, laborer, STRONG CHARACTER FACES THAT CAPTURE THE QUALITIES OF WORN, WEATHERED, BROKEN, DISPLACED- A HUGE PLUS. Close friend to Manuel, possible Karaoke singing, gets taken away by immigration officers…5 scenes.
Male, 40’s, Hispanic, laborer, STRONG CHARACTER FACES THAT CAPTURE THE QUALITIES OF WORN, WEATHERED, BROKEN, DISPLACED- A HUGE PLUS. He makes out with Una, close friend to Angel, possible Karaoke singing involved…3 scenes
[TRUCKER IN BUNNY COSTUME]
Male, 40s, Caucasian, BULKY AND TALL, great character face a huge plus. TRUCKER IN BUNNY COSTUME gets a bloody face trying to rape RIZ…2 scenes.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
*Email the required info below AND your self-tape to dana@breakthroughcasting.com (please send as a downloadable link i.e., dropbox, wetransfer, google or upload with no restrictions for download to Vimeo or YouTube)
*Deadline to submit required info and self-tape is 9am SATURDAY, 10/28/17
- name/email/cell/city you are based
- union status
- agency name/email/cell (if applicable) OR self-represented
- current height/weight/age (age for minors only)
- attach jpegs of current headshots or pics & pdfs of updated resumes (if applicable)
- links to acting clips/reels (if applicable)
- self-tape audition (MANDATORY FOR EVERYONE, SEE ROLES BELOW)
SELF-TAPE INSTRUCTIONS:
*Make sure to film horizontally on smart devices
*Double check that you are: in focus, are well lit, clearly heard without background noise
*Before self-taping, CAREFULLY READ THE ROLE DESCRIPTION(S) ABOVE THAT YOU ARE AUDITIONING FOR, as you will improvise as that character.
Mainly set in a transient motel, wherein most of the cast is part of its community, we get the sense that its prison-like construction both encages and provides refuge for the people who find themselves there. Stained, sinister, sad; it invites the darker, baser instincts in our characters to thrive. These are real people, albeit disenfranchised and lost to normal society, and each have the same hopes and American dreams that only money can buy.
*Look the part of your character, as authentic as possible
- state your name and agency (if applicable)
- state your height/weight/city base
- state “I confirm that I can self-report BY CAR to Poughkeepsie”
- zoom out- full body shot and profiles
- zoom in- headshot (shoulder to top of head)
- choose role(s) below and follow instructions
BETTY/SANDY/PROSTITUTE/ANGEL/MANUEL:
Improvise a 1-2 minute monologue on how you (as your character) came to live in a transient motel. Examples: addiction(s), your struggles, who you blame, hiding from an abuser, runaway, mental illness, illegal immigrant, etc., Be loud, quiet, angry, thrilled, uncontrolled, stoic, depressed, strung out, silly, OCD, nervous tics, etc. FEEL FREE TO EXPLORE YOUR OWN REASONS.
KID 1:
Improvise a 1-2 minute monologue and (as your character) tell us, for example, what you like and don’t like about living at the motel, what you think is cool, how you feel about your mom/dad/sibling, how you spend your time, etc. FEEL FREE TO EXPLORE YOUR OWN REASONS.
DOREEN:
Improvise a 1-2 minute monologue and (as your character) tell us, for example, why you still work at the diner, your likes and dislikes, illnesses, etc. FEEL FREE TO EXPLORE YOUR OWN REASONS.
MIKEY:
Improvise a 1-2 minute monologue and (as your character) tell us , for example, what you think about policing a transient hotel, any prejudices you may have toward them, empathy for them, etc. FEEL FREE TO EXPLORE YOUR OWN REASONS.
PEACHES:
Improvise a 1-2 minute monologue on how you (as your character) came to live in a transient motel. Examples: addiction(s), your struggles, who you blame, hiding from an abuser, runaway, mental illness, illegal immigrant, etc., Be loud, quiet, angry, thrilled, uncontrolled, stoic, depressed, strung out, silly, OCD, nervous tics, etc. FEEL FREE TO EXPLORE YOUR OWN REASONS. AND, perform this scene (if the link is not hot on your browser, contact us at dana@breakthroughcasting.com and we’ll email it to you): LCL PEACHES SIDE 1
EMAIL SUBMISSIONS TO: dana@breakthroughcasting.com
SUBJECT LINE: Love Comes Later
