Casting Call
THE AMERICAN ALIEN
Narrative Short Film
Non Union
Directed by: Rodrigo Rodtiguez
Produced by: Rio Films, Melissa Kirkendall
Casting Director: Michael Druck
Shooting Location: San Antonio, Texas
Production Dates: October 1-3, 2021
Self tape by request
Rate: $100 per day
Synopses: Centered around a detention center a mysterious creature appears and receives the same treatment as those seeking political asylum.
- CARMINE, Female, Hispanic/Latinx, age range 25-30, Carmine seeks political asylum in the US, however she must endure being forcefully separated from her five year old daughter. (Bilingual Role Spanish/English)
- YESENIA, Female, Hispanic/Latinx, age range 6-10, Fleeing violence in her home country, Yesenia and her Mother are placed in a US Detention Center. She is forcefully separated from her mother and befriends a kind Gray Alien. **Must be able to show extreme emotion (Bilingual Role Spanish/English)
- AGENT WHITE, Male, Caucasian, age range 30-40, a Border Patrol Agent who enjoys his job. He especially enjoys the chase and control he has over the detained Crossers. Tall and Large statured.
- AGENT MILLS, Female, Caucasian, age range 35-45, a female Border Patrol Agent focused on moving up the ladder. She is cold and lacks compassion for the problems of the detained Crossers.
- AGENT JONES, Male, Caucasian, age range late 30’s, he is a family man, a Border Patrol Agent that does not enjoy the duties of his job.
- BUREAUCRAT, Male, Caucasian, age range 40’s-50’s, job is to manage an intake processing desk to determine the language spoken by the various Crossers. He must interface with the Grey Alien, various Crossers, and a Native American.
- DOCTOR, Male, Caucasian, age range 60’s-70’s, an uncaring physician, more preoccupied with processing a volume of patients, than their wellbeing. Not even having a Grey Alien for a patient interrupts his focus on his computer screen.
- BOMO, Male, African American/Black, age range 30’s, an African immigrant seeking a new life in the US. With nothing to his name, he still projects the strength and wisdom of a philosopher king.
- SERGIO, Male, Hispanic/Latinx, age range 40’s, in the process of illegally crossing the border, Sergio was separated from his wife. No one seems to be able to help find her. *Heavy Spanish Accent
- INDIGENOUS CROSSER, Male, Central American/Native American/Multi Ethnic, age range 25-35, he iis on a spiritual walk through his ancestors land.
- REPORTER, Female, Caucasian, age range early 30’s, polished and professional, she is looking for answers as to why children are being separated from their parents. **Previous field reporting experience or on camera journalism experience is a plus!
- AGENT LOPEZ, Female, Hispanic/Latinx, age range 30’s, a Border Patrol Agent, she is trying to come to terms with how her job conflicts with her Christian faith.
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