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| Created Date | June 26, 2019 | |
| Expiration Date | July 30, 2019 | |
| Posted by | Administrator | |
| Country | United States | |
| State | California | |
| City | Burbank | |
| Location | Los Angeles | |
| Project Type | Short Film, Union or non-union | |
| Project Title | Suspicious Minds (2019) | |
Description:
Compelling, sensitive short drama merging themes of love, trust... and eco-terrorism. Ellen is finally living the love story she has always dreamt of. Her boyfriend, Adam, is a handsome and sweet guy who loves her more than everything. When she thinks nothing could be more perfect, she finds something that completely destroys the perfect world she was building for them: Adam is hiding his identity. With the help of Lawrence, her long-time best friend and confidant, she soon finds evidence that Adam is a member of an eco-terrorist group. Torn, she dives into a tornado of desperation. Is he evil? Is he a terrorist? When Ellen confronts him that same night at a bar, he disproves her accusation and convinces her that she’s always been with whom she thinks she was. Ellen is somewhat relieved, though not completely. When she goes to freshen up in the bathroom, she looks at the mirror and hears an explosion inside the restaurant…
Breakdown:
| Role Name | Gender | Ethnicity | Age Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen Thompson | Female | Any | 20-32 | This is a role that requires an emotionally-driven performance. An aspiring writer, Ellen is a naturally beautiful but insecure woman with a caring nature. Ellen is also fragile and sensitive, but sees her sensitivity as a flaw. She is naïve, still trying to piece herself together. When she falls in love, no one else counts. She makes mistakes and messes up a lot, but she’s a young woman who is constantly growing, and evolving. She wishes to live the perfect love story, but her past relationships have worn her down. People kept hurting her, deceiving her and made her lose trust in everybody…. Until she met Adam. Though she has suffered, hated herself, her fragility, it helped her to get to know herself too. Ellen is very intuitive but doesn’t trust it fully. She is still skeptical and sometimes, she knows something is not right but refuses to believe it. Why? Because she’s blinded by her emotions. |
| Adam Nicholson | Male | Any | 24-35 | Even though Adam appears to be a genuine and caring guy, he’s an extremist who fights for environmental right. As an undercover member of the Earth Liberation Front, an eco-terrorist group, he hides his identity from his girlfriend, Ellen. Adam doubts people’s intentions as he carries an imaginary fear that transforms into hate and violence. And he has the compulsive need to let it out. He’s obsessive in every aspect of his life. He behaves like the dream boyfriend only to hide his dark, inner nature. He praises the anti-system. He has to eliminate the dark shadows for the purpose of making the world a better place. His last mission? Blow up the restaurant where he takes his girlfriend. Ellen is the light in Adam’s dull and dark life. He loves her, and he feels the need to protect her, just as he is protecting the environment. That’s why he decides to save her in the end. |
| Lawrence V. | Male | Any | 20-28 | Lawrence is Ellen’s best friend and confidant. Witty and very charming, he’s an artsy, bisexual photographer. Ellen ghosts him after she gets into a relationship, though he knows her, he still takes it very personally. However, his straightforwardness leads him to confront her. Though he doesn’t like to be taken for granted, he will help and guide her. |
