GOLDIE
Location: New York, NY
Type: Film
EXCITED to announce that we are having an online open call for the feature film GOLDIE! No acting experience is required to submit. Â We are OPEN to casting SAG Union actors and non Union actors, as well as real people with no acting experience for the film.
Goldie, a precocious teenager in a family shelter wages war against the system to keep her sisters together while she pursues her dreams of being a dancer. A story about displaced youth, ambition, and maintaining your spirit in the face of insurmountable obstacles.
ROLES WE ARE CASTING RIGHT NOW:
ONLINE VIDEO SUBMISSION
ELIJAH – 18, Non-white Male. Goldie’s best friend. Hair dyed blonde and pink. Full of life, has
a six-pack. Tender soul in a hard package. Talented saxophonist a plus. (open to
ages 16-25)
SUPREME – 12, Female, African American or multi-racial. Goldie’s sister and sidekick. Wants to
be just like Big Sis. (open to ages 10-14)
SHERRIE – 8, Female. African American or multi-racial. Baby of the family, more lost in the
shuffle than Supreme. Suffers from asthma. (open to ages 7-10)
PRINCESS – 18, Female. Goldie’s coworker. Stylish girl wearing high heels. Thinks Goldie is a
joke, and the feeling is mutual. Gets cast as a dancer in a music video. (open to ages
16-25)
CAROL – 35-40, Female, African American or multiracial. Goldie’s mother. Loves her children
but mixed up in drugs and dysfunctional relationships. Hands full of kids and not
enough resources to raise them; leans on her daughters to pick up the slack. (open
to ages 35-50)
JAY – 25, Male or Femlae. Talent Manager. Handsome, focused young man or woman.
Initially skeptical of Goldie’s bravado, but she grows on Jay. (open to ages 21-40)
TREVOR – 28, Male or Female. Tall, tough, sleazy guy or girl whom Goldie tries to sell her
mother’s drugs to. He/she and Goldie are sexually involved. (open to ages 25-55)
JEFF/JAN – 50 Male or Female, African American or Latino. Goldie’s former teacher. Seems to be
the only semi-responsible adult in Goldie’s life. Brings Goldie down to earth. (open to
ages 40-65)
FRANK – 30-60. Male. Carol’s boyfriend. Jobless and belligerent lowlife. (open to ages 30-60)
RICHARD – 45-55, Male, African American or mixed. Goldie’s father. Abandoned Carol and
Goldie and now has a new family. Seemingly respectable and civil. (open to ages 40-
65)
MRS. TURNER – 70, Female. Elijah’s grandmother. Responsible and hospitable. Cooks and maintains
a clean house. She worries for her grandson. (open to ages 60-100)
LINDSEY – 68, Female. Goldie’s blind neighbor. Warm, grandmotherly. (open to ages 60-100)
FUR COAT OWNER – 60, Male. Treats Goldie with contempt when she repeatedly asks to try on a coat she can’t afford. (open to ages 40-70)
DYLAN – 22-40, Male or Female. Thug. Elijah’s shady cousin. (open to ages 18-50)
MANAGER – 45, Male. Manager of Target, Goldie’s boss. He’s big, pretty nondescript, definitely
not an Alpha male. (open to ages 30-60)
TWIN SONS – 12-25, Male. Jeff’s sons. Ride dirt bikes, work out a lot, and delight in teasing Goldie.
(open to ages 10-30)
DEE – 18- 20, Female or gender non binary person. Party goer with shaved head. (open to
ages 18-25)
Go to goldiecasting.com for more info and submit online. There are 17 speaking roles for all ages open, as well as a form to submit to be an extra. We are looking for a model for the role of PRINCESS.
Payment: Paid
City or Location of call: New York, NY
Please submit to: goldiefilmcasting@gmail.com by 2017-06-19
This casting notice was posted by: Damian Bao Casting
