Thriller about the dark side of the tech industry
Location: Remote audition, filming location will be Iowa
Type:
Logline: Following her mother’s sudden departure, Kara leaves the impoverished East Side for a job in the Valley to support her family’s cafe – only to discover that the tech utopia has a dark side, including hidden surveillance.
Kara – Female, Black, early 20s, determined and restless with her low-income situation after losing her father to gun violence and her mother’s departure
Varun – Male, South Asian/Indian descent, early 20s, desperate to succeed in the competitive atmosphere of the Valley, loves his brother and grandmother more than anything, wants to be a firefighter despite the low earning potential
Lynn – Female, Caucasian, 20s, insecure but audacious daughter of two lawyers/an abusive father, struggles with an eating disorder due to the stress of family and working in the Valley
Tom – Male, Caucasian, 40s-50s, veteran suffering from PTSD who now works in tech in the Valley as Kara, Varun and Lynn’s manager, volatile personality and insecure about his own impoverished history
Joe – Male, Black, 40s-60s, a homeless veteran who lives on Kara’s street and watches over her almost like a surrogate father figure
Aunt Marsha – Female, Black, 40s, Kara’s aunt who helps her run the family café following the departure of Kara’s mother and expects Kara to prioritize the family above all
Amar – Male, South East Asian/Indian descent, 8-12 years old, wanders a lot in response to his parents being away often and enjoys art
Mrs. Prabhakar – Female, South East Asian/Indian, 50s-70s, Varun and Amar’s supportive grandmother who now looks back at life as something that must be lived in the moment rather than driving yourself into the ground for others’ expectations
Officer Lopez – Female, Hispanic, Filipina or Caucasian, 30s-40s, police officer who advises Kara regarding how to handle her suspicion of Tom
Debbie – Female, Open to any ethnicity, 30s-50s, Chatter campus counselor who values company/manager reputation over employee wellbeing
Croucher – Male, Caucasian (but open to other options), 30s-50s, a deranged homeless person who chases Kara and Amar using a crab walk
Malya – Female, Southeast Asian/Indian descent, 20s-30s, engineer who works at Chatter and expresses interest (possibly jealousy/judgment) when Varun brings Kara to the company holiday party
Payment: Paid
City or Location of call: Remote audition, filming location will be Iowa
Please submit to: morag.katz@gmail.com by 2022-11-01
Headshot, resume
This casting notice was posted by: Sarah Katz, Candid Bay Productions
