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Buffalo Crime Short Film

CASTING CALL

Logline: A chicken wing chef, her ex-husband, and a hostage end up on the run from an angry bookie and corrupt cop after their half-baked plan to rob a local bar the night before the 1995 Super Bowl, goes awry.

  • This is a short film to use to promotion for financing for a full length feature.
  • REAL looking people/characters is who we are casting
  • Filming in March near Rochester, NY over 4 days
  • Roles are Paid based on role and days.  Non-Union.

SEE REFERENCE PHOTOS HERE: 

https://www.dropbox.com/…/STAR%20Untitled%20Buffalo…

Audition are self tape

Please follow all instructions

ALL GENDERS AND RACES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY!

DEADLINE: FRIDAY Feb 11th at 10PM  – just do it….dont delay or you may miss being seen!

 

Audition tape:

– slate name and where you are from

– what was the last movie you watched? did you like it? tell me about it

– what’s’ the most fun role you’ve ever played? show me a little of that character

– look right at the camera and then act as though something scares you over your right shoulder 

– if you’re not done try a few emotions: sad, angry, happy, really happy you just won the lottery…but then you realize it was a fake…

KIM- Late 30’s/40s -“Moved to Western New York from Richmond for college but ends up dropping out and working as a cook at a local dive bar. She’s a little overweight from

chicken wings, potatoes skins, jalapeño poppers and vodka crans. Shes confident when drinking. She’s witty and can make folks at

the bar laugh with her raunchy sense of humor. She lives a pretty honest life but maybe has a gambling problem”

COLLEEN – 30s Kim’s little sister. She opted out of college and instead moved in with Karen. She works at Dunkin’ three days a week. Shes sweet and acts like more of a mom to Karen than a sister. 

SARAH or JAMES – 15ish – Male or Female Collen’s goth daughter (or son). A bit of a pain in the ass. Doesnt really fit in, wears JNCOs and listens to ICP but sill plays hockey. 

RANDY – Late 30s/40s Kim’s boss. Hes a red faced drunk talker kind of guy. He’s always giving Kim a hard time. 

HERO BAR GUY -Older fella that can give Kim an evil/curious look. 

Villians (2) -Late 30s/early 40s -Think Gaear Grimsrud and Carl Showalter from Fargo

Cops (2) – 30s-70s -Classic soft looking cop. Can deliver line straight but is somehow funny 

Librarian -50-60 Older buttoned up librian looking person. Sweet and curious. A bit humuros. 

MOLLY – Lates 30s to early 40s

REDNECK MILITIA (2) – Late 30s to early 40s. Real character faces

BACKGROUND EXTRAS- All characters welcome to apply!  No Audition necessary!

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03-10-2022

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