Casting Call for Short Film
This project is accepting online auditions for the roles listed below.
Project Title
Phosphene
Casting Agent/Contact
BRYAN RIBEIRO
Project Type
Short Film
Union Status
Non-Union
Usage/Run
18 minutes
Shoot Dates
Spring/Summer Weekends
Shoot Location
Westchester/Mount Vernon/New York City
Description/Notes
Phosphene tells the urban fantasy story of two artists connecting at a party. They both suffer from magical symptoms as they take drugs. Bernardo, a homeless musician, is addicted to cocaine and is able to materialize fire, which he stares into for hours at a time. Susan, a former painter turned office worker, has social anxieties and binges on her prescription drugs, eventually being able to read minds. Bernardo also meets with his drug dealer and friend, the businesswoman Whit. Susan is surrounded by fellow office workers, Kim, Sam, and Miranda, the office supervisor and source of Susan’s anxieties at work. Phosphene is an attempt at trying to scope in on an intersection of art therapy, addiction, 90s nerd aesthetics and culture, and chill hop/vaporwave vibes.
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Bernardo - Male / Lead / Ethnically Ambiguous, Hispanic / 18-30
BERNARDO ACTOR: Mid-late 20s. Hispanic. Ideally curly hair. Homeless musician, skater, and addict. Has the ability to materialize fire off his fingertip. Actor will have to strum a portable instrument such as guitar, but does not need to be good at it. Needs access to able to skateboard or scooter however.
Bio: very isolated and lonely but not shy. A jokester. Struggles with his addiction to drugs. Scarcely thinks ahead and goes with the flow. Obsessed with the sight of fire dancing off his fingertip. He’s developed a lung issue where he coughs intermittently. By the end of the film, he’s able to feel less isolated and connect with someone, and without drugs.TypeLeadUnionNon-UnionPaying?Yes - NegotiableSpot/EpisodeLeadRole GenderMaleAge Range18-30Ethnic AppearanceEthnically Ambiguous, HispanicRole DescriptionBERNARDO ACTOR: Mid-late 20s. Hispanic. Ideally curly hair. Homeless musician, skater, and addict. Has the ability to materialize fire off his fingertip. Actor will have to strum a portable instrument such as guitar, but does not need to be good at it. Needs access to able to skateboard or scooter however.
Bio: very isolated and lonely but not shy. A jokester. Struggles with his addiction to drugs. Scarcely thinks ahead and goes with the flow. Obsessed with the sight of fire dancing off his fingertip. He’s developed a lung issue where he coughs intermittently. By the end of the film, he’s able to feel less isolated and connect with someone, and without drugs.Nudity?NoSexual Situations?No: NoWardrobeHomeless so raggedy clothes, ideally with a 90s aesthetic.Accepts Video Submissions? -
Kim - Female / Supporting / Asian, Middle Eastern, Pacific Islander / 18-30
KIM ACTRESS: Late late 20s. Asian. No physical preference. Office worker. Able to dance. Actress needs access to business formal dresses in non-blue colors, club/nightlife wear, and a ring that can double as a wedding ring (though we can scrounge around for it). Bio: Plays the solid, stable best friend who squares things out. Married, calm, but often too sarcastic, she always tries to calm her best friend Sam down.TypeSupportingUnionNon-UnionPaying?Yes - NegotiableSpot/EpisodeRole GenderFemaleAge Range18-30Ethnic AppearanceAsian, Middle Eastern, Pacific IslanderRole DescriptionKIM ACTRESS: Late late 20s. Asian. No physical preference. Office worker. Able to dance. Actress needs access to business formal dresses in non-blue colors, club/nightlife wear, and a ring that can double as a wedding ring (though we can scrounge around for it). Bio: Plays the solid, stable best friend who squares things out. Married, calm, but often too sarcastic, she always tries to calm her best friend Sam down.Nudity?NoSexual Situations?No: NoWardrobeAccepts Video Submissions? -
Miranda - Female / Supporting / Any Ethnicity / 18-35
MIRANDA ACTRESS: Late 20s. Black/Brown/Asian race. Longer hair. Office manager. Actress needs access to business formal dresses in non-blue colors as well as club/nightlife wear. Needs to be able to cry and be comfortable dancing.
Bio: the typical, disgruntled office worker. Frustrated that protagonist Susan is socially accepted while she feels like an outcast. Mean and petty at first, she turns around and shows her vulnerability and insecurity and later bonds with Susan.TypeSupportingUnionNon-UnionPaying?Yes - NegotiableSpot/EpisodeRole GenderFemaleAge Range18-35Ethnic AppearanceAny EthnicityRole DescriptionMIRANDA ACTRESS: Late 20s. Black/Brown/Asian race. Longer hair. Office manager. Actress needs access to business formal dresses in non-blue colors as well as club/nightlife wear. Needs to be able to cry and be comfortable dancing.
Bio: the typical, disgruntled office worker. Frustrated that protagonist Susan is socially accepted while she feels like an outcast. Mean and petty at first, she turns around and shows her vulnerability and insecurity and later bonds with Susan.Nudity?NoSexual Situations?No: NoWardrobeAccepts Video Submissions? -
Sam - Female / Supporting / African American / 18-30
SAM ACTRESS: Mid-late 20s. Black. Short hair. Able to dance. Office receptionist. Actress needs access to business formal dresses in non-blue colors as well as club/nightlife wear. Bio: Very excitable and talks without thinking. Pretty carefree and her energy can get her into trouble since she’s rare to reign herself so she depends and values best friend Kim when she takes control.TypeSupportingUnionNon-UnionPaying?Yes - NegotiableSpot/EpisodeRole GenderFemaleAge Range18-30Ethnic AppearanceAfrican AmericanRole DescriptionSAM ACTRESS: Mid-late 20s. Black. Short hair. Able to dance. Office receptionist. Actress needs access to business formal dresses in non-blue colors as well as club/nightlife wear. Bio: Very excitable and talks without thinking. Pretty carefree and her energy can get her into trouble since she’s rare to reign herself so she depends and values best friend Kim when she takes control.Nudity?NoSexual Situations?No: NoWardrobeAccepts Video Submissions? -
Susan - Female / Lead / African American, Asian, East Indian, Ethnically Ambiguous, Hispanic, Middle Eastern, Native American, Pacific Islander / 18-30
SUSAN ACTRESS: Mid-late 20s. Black/Brown/Asian race, no preference on height or weight. Longer hair, able to be put in a ponytail. Office worker, former painter who’s prescribed anxiety medication. Actress needs access to business casual dresses in the blue color as well as blue club/nightlife wear. Bio: very agreeable, social chameleon, shy but not painfully, can stutter a little and tries to say the rights thing to people to make them feel better. Habit of over-apologizing. By the end of the film, she learns to confront a mean co-worker and gain confidence in herself and finds her muse as a painter.TypeLeadUnionNon-UnionPaying?Yes - NegotiableSpot/EpisodeLeadRole GenderFemaleAge Range18-30Ethnic AppearanceAfrican American, Asian, East Indian, Ethnically Ambiguous, Hispanic, Middle Eastern, Native American, Pacific IslanderRole DescriptionSUSAN ACTRESS: Mid-late 20s. Black/Brown/Asian race, no preference on height or weight. Longer hair, able to be put in a ponytail. Office worker, former painter who’s prescribed anxiety medication. Actress needs access to business casual dresses in the blue color as well as blue club/nightlife wear. Bio: very agreeable, social chameleon, shy but not painfully, can stutter a little and tries to say the rights thing to people to make them feel better. Habit of over-apologizing. By the end of the film, she learns to confront a mean co-worker and gain confidence in herself and finds her muse as a painter.Nudity?NoSexual Situations?No: NoWardrobeRefer to role description.Accepts Video Submissions? -
Whit - Female / Supporting / African American, Ethnically Ambiguous / 18-28
WHIT ACTRESS: Early 20s. Black/Brown race. No preference on hair. Short, petite, around 5’4 or less. Bernardo’s drug dealer. Bio: Friendly, animated, and curses like a sailor. She’s been friends with main character and jokester Bernardo since elementary school. She deals drugs at a discount to him. Fancies herself a businesswoman but she’s terrible at it.TypeSupportingUnionNon-UnionPaying?Yes - NegotiableSpot/EpisodeRole GenderFemaleAge Range18-28Ethnic AppearanceAfrican American, Ethnically AmbiguousRole DescriptionWHIT ACTRESS: Early 20s. Black/Brown race. No preference on hair. Short, petite, around 5’4 or less. Bernardo’s drug dealer. Bio: Friendly, animated, and curses like a sailor. She’s been friends with main character and jokester Bernardo since elementary school. She deals drugs at a discount to him. Fancies herself a businesswoman but she’s terrible at it.Nudity?NoSexual Situations?No: NoWardrobeDressed super punk-yAccepts Video Submissions?
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