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Casting Call: African-American Male to Portray 1980s Family Member in Independent Film

Job Description
An independent feature film, The Last Shop on Walnut, is seeking African-American male actors to portray 1980s-era family members in featured background roles. This film, set in Cleveland, Ohio, tells the story of a reclusive lamp shop owner confronting his past and present in a neighborhood on the brink of transformation. The project stars Peter Lawson Jones and explores family, legacy, and urban decline through a deeply personal lens.

The actors selected for these roles will appear in important flashback sequences meant to establish intergenerational ties, and visual continuity with lead characters.

About the Film

• The Last Shop on Walnut is a character-driven indie film set in Cleveland’s Walnut Street district.

• It follows the journey of a lamp shop owner battling financial struggles, isolation, and memories of a better time.

• Lead actor Peter Lawson Jones portrays the emotionally scarred owner at the film’s core.

• The film is set to be shot in Northeast Ohio during summer 2025.

Job Responsibilities

• Appear in featured extra roles as family members from the 1980s

• Help visually support the story’s generational narrative

• Match physical characteristics that allow for believable familial resemblance

• Collaborate with hair/makeup and costume departments for a period-accurate look

Requirements

• Male, African-American

• Age: 35–40

• Medium to dark-brown skin tone

• Must resemble younger or older relatives in the story (father-son look encouraged)

• Hairstyles should reflect typical looks from the 1980s

• Must be available for filming on Thursday, May 29 (afternoon)

• Location: Ravenna, Ohio

Compensation

• $15.00/hour

• Paid featured extra role in a meaningful, story-driven indie production