Los Angeles Short Film Casting 5 Roles – Non-Union – Unpaid
Location: Los Angeles, CA (Santa Clarita/San Fernando Valley)
Title: “Lucky Five”
Synopsis: Frustrated that his chosen career path has stopped paying the bills, Rob turns to petty crime.
Director: Jack Salvatore Jr. (Imdb – Jack Salvatore Jr.)
Avail Dates: 2/5-2/29 (1 shoot day)
Rate: Copy, Credit, Meals
Roles:
MAY (FEMALE, ANY ETHNICITY, 25-35)
Started life with a creative spirit but went the “safe” route and studied law. Financially and personally secure, May lends pro-bono consultation services to her old school friend Rob to advise his novel writing. She gets a kick out of rekindling the creative spark but worries for Rob and his ailing mother.
HOPE (FEMALE, CAUCASIAN, 55-75)
Sturdy, no filter, and too close to the end of her life to stand on ceremony. Hope offers tough love advice to her son Rob, reminding him good things will come if he stays the course and trusts himself.
CASHIER (MALE, ANY ETHNICITY, 40-85)
A liquor store owner with a sixth sense for sniffing out people on a bad path. Rob’s odd behavior catches Cashier’s eye, prompting unsolicited tough love advice.
CUSTOMER (MALE, ANY ETHNICITY, 20-50)
A terrifying hulk of a man who robs the liquor store at gunpoint, caring more about a full wallet than the lives of Cashier and Rob.
MOVING GUY (ANY GENDER, ANY ETHNICITY, 30s-40s)
A beefy repo person who repossesses medical equipment from people who can’t pay their insurance premiums.
To apply, send all submission material (headshot/resume and self-tape) to luckyfivefilm@gmail.com.
