CASTING CALL - FEMALE ACTOR WANTED FOR A SHORT FILM

We’re looking for a female actor who can play the mother in our cinematic no-budget short film called „The Magic Trick“

Short Synopsis

In the middle of the night, a young girl, isolated after a party and a fight with her mom, finds herself alone at a bus station with a dead phone battery. It’s cold and there is no bus in her sight. Desperate, she accepts a ride from a creepy stranger. What starts as a seemingly normal ride takes a dark turn when the driver insists on performing a "magic trick."

The trick becomes horrifying as the driver intentionally hits and kills a pedestrian, leaving the girl in a shock.

After a failed attempt to escape, she finds herself trapped in a car. Forced by the creepy driver she must execute a magic trick on an innocent child and mother or face deadly consequences. She's torn between saving herself or the others, but she decides to perform the trick plunging into a world of darkness. But in a surprising turn, she turns the tables on him, performing the trick upon him. Returning home to her mother, she's physically free but emotionally scarred, forever changed by this experience.

Role

She’s a strict religious mother who‘s worried about her teenage daughter (the protagonist.)

Requirements

• between 30 - 50 years old (playing age)
• can speak and act in English
• has dark hair and brown eyes
• Acting experience/ training is an advantage but not a must

Genre

Thriller/ Horror , that explores the dangers of trusting strangers in the middle of the night and how fast you can become insane

Filming date

Not defined yet but 1-2 days on a weekend in the end of May / beginning of June.

Other Details

Because it’s a no-budget short film, there is no payment. But lots of fun and free food is guaranteed.

Will be sent to Filmfestivals worldwide.

You can also use it for your own showreel.

Audition Details

If you’re interested to audition please fill in the application at https://forms.gle/iDtpuPVpKsj1vggt5

till 21.04.2024 latest!

Questions?

Feel free to contact me on Instagram @leylachykulina ,

my phone number 078 868 74 94 or via Email.

I‘m excited for your application 🌟