NOW CASTING!
“Scaring Women At Night”
Non-Union – Short Film
Director: Karimah Zakia Issa
Writer: Ace Clamber
Producer: Lindsay Blair Goeldner
Casting Director: Jesse Griffiths
Casting Assistants: Tanu Ravi & Leah Galloway
Audition Date: First Round by Tape
Callback Date: TBD
Start Date: First week of October. 1 day shoot.
Rate of Pay: $325/Day
- Location: Toronto
Logline: On a late walk home, Ash realizes his presence is making the woman ahead of him feel unsafe. While grappling with his own fears he does his best to manage this new dynamic with cis-women.
ROLES
- Ash: 25-35 years old, Trans-Male, Open Ethnicity. Ash is grounded and reserved with a socially anxious energy – only amplified by the night’s events. Always quietly on guard and over analyzing his expressions are subtle, revealing more than he’d ever say out loud. Ash’s voiceover, the window to his thoughts, is what leads us through this story.
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