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Location: Atlanta
Type: Student Films
Casting/Audition Details: This is a low-budget student film produced by Filmmakers @ GT (non-paid). It is a drama short film with an approximate duration of 20 minutes that will be premiered on campus with the intention to submit to local and national film festivals.
Synopsis: A former medical resident who screwed up during an emergency surgery, resulting in the death of the patient, is now working at a 24 hour convenience store. They are living in self-imposed destitution and punishment, and have to learn how to make peace with their past mistakes. It’s intended to be centered around guilt, inadequacy, isolation, and absolution.
Character Descriptions:
Grayson:
Main character struggling with guilt and self-punishment
Early 20’s
Slightly athletic, skinny frame
Ability to grow scruff, or show progression of a distressed look post surgery
Obsessed over his failure
Lena:
Young looking, to the extent that it looks as if she should be shopping with adult
Look approximately 13 or under
Young voice
Frequent customer at convenience store
Brandon:
About the same age range as Grayson, early to mid 20’s
Worked with Grayson prior to him quitting
Professional looking
Mature voice/speech
Woman:
20’s – 30’s
Able to look not put together
In an abusive relationship with man
Man:
20’s – 30’s
Able to look scruffy/not put together
In an abusive relationship with woman
Teenager:
Young looking teen, age 17-19
Lacking a sense of maturity, able to look unstable/suspicious
Skinnier, but fit
Will attempt to rob the convenience store armed
Nurse (in video):
Strong but young voice
Doctor (in video):
Middle aged, professional
Mature voice/speech
Instructions:
Please send headshots and resume with the character of interest in the subject line to:
gtfilmmakerscasting@gmail.com
If you do not have a resume, a headshot is sufficient. We will contact you back, if selected, with more information to set up an audition date with our director and casting director.
*Please consider the following
Principle Photography will take place first two weeks of November, most likely the first two weekends. Exact dates and times TBA.
Payment: Non Paid
City or Location of call: Atlanta
Please submit to: gtfilmmakerscasting@gmail.com by
This casting notice was posted by: Filmmakers @ GT
