FRANCE: actors (m/f), 16-50, English spkrs, for short film in Île-de-France [NP]

ref # 195200

closing date: This casting is now closed

project title: The way back
production type: short film
pay: non paid

looking for: actors
based in/around: Île-de-France, France

about the project

As students from the movie school 3is, we are looking for 4 actors to cast in our end of studies short film. The movie will be entirely shot in English, it will contain horse riding scenes for a few characters.

Title : THE WAY BACK

Synopsis :
In a dark future, a bounty hunter have to bring back a teenager back to her family. Along the way they will bond to overcome the dangers of this hostile world.

Genre : Science-fiction / Western

The shoot will take place in Île-de-France from the 1st to the 6th of April 2023.


Looking to fill the following roles:
role 1 | actors | male
playing age: 40 - 50
role languages: English/English-American
Clint
He is an old fashion Bounty Hunter and Cowboy. Highly inspired by the myth of the lone rangers, such as Logan, the Man with no Name, The Mariner in Waterworld, etc... Clint is a grumpy middle-aged man, who cares only about himself and getting the job done, plus he is pretty good at it. During the movie, His morality will be challenged by Lola, and he will wonder what it’s like to be a good person in a bad world while learning about caring about others than himself.
role 2 | actors | female
playing age: 16 - 18
role languages: English-American/English
Lola
She is a 16-year-old teen suffering from the world she lives in. Rather it is Nevesta, her hometown (one of the last remaining cities), living under dictatorship where women are doomed to wed and then become child bearer, or outside the city, the dangerous wild world, Lola lacks her freedom. To survive the hostile world, she will use her skills such has her way with words, her brain, or the fact that she is a pretty good pickpocket.
role 3 | actors | male
playing age: 25 - 45
role languages: English/English-American
François
He is a thin man, living under one rule “survive at all costs” even if that means being cruel and evil. François will use his brain to get where he wants to go, even if that means tricking little girls such as Lola.

role 4 | actors | male
playing age: 25 - 45
role languages: English-American/English
Paul
He is François’ travel companion; he easily scares people around him thanks to his size despite not talking much. Paul is following and protecting François, he could also be pressured by him if François meant to scare him. His muscles make him a dangerous weapon.