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GROUNDBREAKING – Indie Series

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Groundbreaking is a 6-Episode mockumentary/dramedy series that follows a team of less-than-intrepid archaeologists who inadvertently discover an ancient Celtic secret that upends the beloved history of an uber-religious rural hamlet.

TONE: The Office meets Indiana Jones

Created by award-winning director/cinematographer, Patrick William Smith – founder of Kiyo Films (www.kiyofilms.com). View his demo reel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9_9xv4oAyI

Shoot length: 20-30 days

Dates: June 2021

Location: Ireland

If interested, please send your resume, headshots and a video reel and/or monologue/scene to [email protected]

The first round of auditions will be held remotely.

ROLES:

DIGSITE CREW – ANY ETHNICITY

(~15-20 Shoot Days)

GALE – LEAD ARCHAEOLOGIST

(Age: 35-45)

A quippy, grounded – yet secretly whimsical – cynic who has misplaced her spark.

GOOSE – HISTORIAN

(Age: 40-55)

Your favorite history teacher from high school – an even-keeled storyteller extraordinaire.

ORI – INTERN

(Age: 22 – 25)

An affable, superstitious, gullible, and endearingly inept newbie.

REILLY – PALEOBOTANIST

(Female) (Age: 28-34)

Mellow as jazz. Cheeky, irreverent, and unfazed by all.

FINN – EXCAVATION TECHNOLOGIST

(Age: 28-34)

A quirky, flippant, playful, and innocuously mischievous gear-head.

IRISH CAST:

(~5-10 Shoot Days)

MAC – SITE DEVELOPER

(Age: 35-50)

A damaged empath masquerading as an acidic, rancorous land developer.

POPPY – NEO-PAGAN

(Age: 60-75)

A bleeding-heart, ritualistic neo-pagan — aloft yet sagely attuned.

MAGGIE – NUN

(Age: 50-65)

A self-righteous, obstinate, and inflexible traditionalist.

SURLY SALLY O’MALLEY – REVEREND

(Age: 60-75)

The town’s revered religious leader – (1-2 shoot days)

JAPANESE CAST (Must speak Japanese):

(~3-5 Shoot Days)

KISHI

(Age: 45-65)

Mellow and happy-go-lucky, beach bum vibes.

AKI

(Age: 28 – 45)

Sweet and insightful – Luna Lovegood vibes

SHIN

(Age: 28 – 45)

Confident, passionate, scientific and very well-spoken.

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