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| Created Date | August 19, 2019 | |
| Expiration Date | October 11, 2019 | |
| Posted by | Administrator | |
| Country | United States | |
| State | California | |
| City | San Diego | |
| Location | San Diego/San Marcos/Carlsbad,Los Angeles | |
| Project Type | Short Film, Union or non-union, PAID | |
| Project Title | Moving Out | |
Description:
CASTING: “Moving Out” UNION & NON-UNION submissions accepted SAG-AFTRA Short Project Agreement: $125/day deferred. 12 Available Roles. Ages: approx. 8 - 69 “Moving Out” is an Independent Short Film and is a fiscally sponsored project of FILM INDEPENDENT. Producer & Director intend to submit Moving Out to top film festivals, including Sundance & Tribeca. Logline: Moving Out is a family drama about the complexities of faith, community and parent/child relationships. It's about the subtle and delicate shift from being a child to becoming an adult while under your parents' roof; the moment where a young adult realizes that their parents are just as fallible as they themselves are.
Breakdown:
| Role Name | Gender | Ethnicity | Age Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAM | Female | Caucasian | 18-25 | 18 to 25 years old, Caucasian female. Sam’s hair color is either brown or black. Film student; surfer; intelligent, kind, and caring; a practicing Christian from a non-affirming Evangelical church; closeted lesbian; worried about moving back home with her parents; afraid of losing her family if she comes out. *Actively seeking LGBTQ+ actors for this role *Housing Available for this role, if you are not local to San Diego. |
| MOM | Female | Caucasian | 45-55 | 45 to 55 year old, Caucasian female. Mom’s hair color is either salt and pepper, grey, white, black, or brown. A member of the praise band at her church; serious about her Christian faith; attractive; friendly, nurturing, charismatic, social and outgoing; the cool Mom; an elementary school teacher; desperate to connect with her daughter; believes in keeping up appearances. |
| DAD | Male | Caucasian | 45-55 | 45 to 55 years old, Caucasian male. Funny, smart, and sarcastic; taught Sam how to surf; an Elder at the church; a middle school teacher; |
| PASTOR DAN | Male | Any | 40-59 | 40 to 59 years old, male. Head pastor at the church for twenty years; friendly and outgoing, with a smile for everyone. He has known a lot of hardship and comforted many members of the congregation at the end of their lives; prefers a sports coat and a tie rather than a robe on Sundays; Holds a conservative stance on LGBTQ issues; believes that marriage should be between a man and a woman. |
| CODY | Male | Any | 18-25 | 18 to 25 years old, male. Youth pastor at Sam’s church; good looking, popular, charismatic, and charming; a surfer; loves to wear flip flops; a conservative stance on LGBTQ issues. He believes that acting upon same sex attraction is a sin and that marriage should be between between a man and woman. |
| LINDA | Female | Any | 50-59 | 50 to 59 years old, female. Mom’s long time friend; a member of the church for twenty years; one daughter who went to high school with Sam now goes to college at NYU, her other daughter has special needs and still lives at home. |
| SHELLY | Female | Any | 50-69 | 50 to 69 years old, female. Mom’s friend; a member of the handbell choir; warm and welcoming; a librarian at Sam’s elementary school. |
| PETE | Male | Any | 50-59 | 50 to 59 years old, male. An Elder at the church; progressive; his straight daughter was married at the church, but the church is rejecting his gay son’s request. |
| DIANA | Female | Any | 40-69 | 40 to 69 years old, female. An Elder at the church; conservative; home schools her kids; her brother was gay and died during the AIDS crisis. |
| EMILY - NON-SPEAKING FEATURED TALENT | Female | Any | 18-25 | 18 to 25 years old, female. College student; Sam’s former roommate/best friend; recently came out as queer and began dating a woman; beautiful in a way that’s all her own; long dark hair *Non-Speaking Featured Talent: Will be featured in photos and/or video clips. *Emily's Fiancee and Emily may share a kiss. *Actively seeking out LGBTQ+ actors for this role. |
| EMILY’S FIANCEE - NON-SPEAKING FEATURED TALENT | Female | Any | 18-25 | 18 to 25 years old, female. Emily’s fiancée has been out as queer for a year; she has decided to take the next step and tie the knot with Emily. *Non-Speaking Featured Talent: Will be featured in photos and/or video clips. *Emily's Fiancee and Emily may share a kiss. *Actively seeking out LGBTQ+ actors for this role. |
| YOUNG SAM - NON-SPEAKING FEATURED TALENT | Female | Any | 8-13 | 8 to 13 years old, Caucasian female. Long dark hair, freckles, enthusiastic, very involved in the church *Non-Speaking Featured Talent: Will be featured in photos and/or video clips. |
