Laura Bedoya

Casting Call: Various Roles in 4 Short Films

Date: October 17th

Location: Miami

Project Details:

1. Candlesticks

Synopsis: After trying to get her life back on track, Helen needs to make fast money selling stocks to come up with enough cash for a down payment on a Lease Agreement or risk losing custody of her daughter who is in foster care.

Roles:

1. Fitz

   • Description: Woman, mid to late 30’s, determined to break the cycle and create a better future for her daughter.
   • Compensation: PAID

2. Bridges

   • Description: Man, mid 20’s to mid 30’s, brash and superficially sophisticated Lead Sales professional.
   • Compensation: PAID

3. Val

   • Description: Woman, mid-thirties to mid forties, Sales Manager, stoic.
   • Compensation: PAID

4. Additional Roles (Two men, one woman, one actor of any gender)

2. Overtown

Synopsis: After returning to his father’s hometown to uncover the truth about his death, a young man must fight to preserve his own life from a former family-friend turned enemy gang member who is bent on corruption and power.

Roles:

1. Abel

   • Description: Man, Black or Afro-Latinx, mid 30’s to early 40’s, cocky, manipulative, narcissistic.
   • Compensation: PAID

2. Desmond

   • Description: Man, Black or Afro-Latinx, age 18-23, ambitious, naive, honest, trustworthy.
   • Compensation: PAID

3. Additional Supporting Roles (Four Black or Afro-Latinx men in their 20’s or 30’s, one woman of any ethnicity)

3. Clara

Synopsis: An aspiring FBI agent falls for a psychopathic prisoner who, through charming manipulation, has her reconsidering life as she knows it. Nothing is certain in this volatile duality.

Roles:

1. Narciso

   • Description: Man in his late 20’s-30s, charming narcissist, psychopath, bilingual.
   • Compensation: PAID

2. Clara

   • Description: Woman in her 20’s, intelligent, with two sides – one wants to uphold the law, the other is falling for a man who is the opposite of that. Bilingual.
   • Compensation: PAID

3. Additional Supporting Roles (One Black or Afro-Latinx Man in his late 20’s-early 40’s, two men of any ethnicity)

4. The Dropout

Synopsis: After a promising first date, an aimless dropout tries to surprise a girl he’s seeing.

Roles:

1. Scott

   • Description: Man, 18-30 years old, awkward and goofy.
   • Compensation: PAID

2. Addison

   • Description: Female, 18-30 years old, preppy and independent.
   • Compensation: PAID

Requirements:

• Actors must fit the specified age ranges and descriptions for each role.
• Bilingual actors required for specific roles (as mentioned).
• Previous acting experience is preferred but not mandatory.

Compensation:

• All roles are PAID.