Casting Call for Short Film
This project is accepting online auditions for the roles listed below.
Project Title
NIGHTJAR
Casting Agent/Contact
Victoria Vanderpool
Project Type
Short Film
Union Status
Non-Union
Shoot Dates
TBD - Early August
Shoot Location
Los Angeles
Description/Notes
About the Film:
Nightjar (7-10 min run time) is a surrealist short film about a girl named M, who sleepwalks through the streets of Los Angeles. She uses a metal detector to navigate the nocturnal world around her, coming face to face with internal fears manifested as different characters and scenarios along her path. In the end, she awakens realizing the entire journey took place within her small bedroom. The film explores the unsettling experience of being a woman walking alone at night. The tone is whimsical and surreal and slightly unsettling, touching on themes of vulnerability and resilience. Sleepwalkers are often fearless when they are in the midst of a dreamlike state while navigating the real world making them unconscious to dangerous situations.
Nightjar (7-10 min run time) is a surrealist short film about a girl named M, who sleepwalks through the streets of Los Angeles. She uses a metal detector to navigate the nocturnal world around her, coming face to face with internal fears manifested as different characters and scenarios along her path. In the end, she awakens realizing the entire journey took place within her small bedroom. The film explores the unsettling experience of being a woman walking alone at night. The tone is whimsical and surreal and slightly unsettling, touching on themes of vulnerability and resilience. Sleepwalkers are often fearless when they are in the midst of a dreamlike state while navigating the real world making them unconscious to dangerous situations.
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"M" - Female / Lead / Caucasian, Ethnically Ambiguous / 20-28
M is a slender, awkward, gangly young woman with girlish features. Her hair is slightly unruly, and her face is free of makeup. Her facial features are natural and unique (not tied to any specific time period). Her eyes convey her naive curiosity about the world around her. She is owlish with cartoonishly large eyes like a nocturnal animal and wears eclectic layers of clothes as if she got dressed in the dark and carries a metal detector.
*** There is not much dialogue in this project. This is a physically expressive, atmospheric role. We’re looking for someone with strong non-verbal acting skills, natural charisma, and the ability to convey emotion through movement and stillness. Actors of all levels welcome to apply.TypeLeadUnionNon-UnionPaying?Yes - TBD (we are almost done funding and don't have set rates available yet)Spot/EpisodeRole GenderFemaleAge Range20-28Ethnic AppearanceCaucasian, Ethnically AmbiguousRole DescriptionM is a slender, awkward, gangly young woman with girlish features. Her hair is slightly unruly, and her face is free of makeup. Her facial features are natural and unique (not tied to any specific time period). Her eyes convey her naive curiosity about the world around her. She is owlish with cartoonishly large eyes like a nocturnal animal and wears eclectic layers of clothes as if she got dressed in the dark and carries a metal detector.
*** There is not much dialogue in this project. This is a physically expressive, atmospheric role. We’re looking for someone with strong non-verbal acting skills, natural charisma, and the ability to convey emotion through movement and stillness. Actors of all levels welcome to apply.Nudity?NoSexual Situations?No: NoWardrobeoversized trench coat, eclectic mix of clothing, satchel for collecting items, old bootsAccepts Video Submissions?
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