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TRUE STORY - CASTING
I'm casting TRUE STORY; a psychological thriller short by Dylan Gee (Sundance Official Selection: THE HOSTESS, HBO's: ERRANDS), with Abbie Jones (THE FRENCH ITALIAN, LOCKJAW), Noah Blau (HOMUCULUS, New York Times Profiled: ERRANDS), and Hannah Alline (Sundance Official Selection: RAGAMUFFIN, JACKRABBIT) producing. Logline: In a Connecticut forest town, a teenage girl’s pursuit of a story grows increasingly unsettling. An exploration of parasocial intimacy, modern true crime, and the enduring fascination with the Laura Palmer archetype. PROJECT DETAILS: Type: SAG Short Film Title: TRUE STORY Director: Dylan Gee Producers: Abbie Jones, Noah Blau, Hannah Alline Casting Director: Violette Trotter Rate: $257 per day Shoot Dates: October 23-26 Shoot Location: Kent, Connecticut CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS: [MEGAN] Woman; 18 to 29 years old; all ethnicities. A teenager/young woman and aspiring DIY online creator and investigator. Intense, earnest, a little socially out of sync, and very online, Megan has found a sense of purpose and connection through making content that she struggles to find as easily in real life. She means well, but has a complicated understanding of intimacy and empathy, and often struggles with boundaries, self-awareness, and social cues. Looking for someone who can feel specific, unpredictable, and deeply human rather than overtly sinister. *MUST KNOW HOW TO DRIVE AND HAVE A VALID DRIVERS LICENSE. Housing and transportation will be provided if talent is not local to Kent, Connecticut. 3 Shooting days. LEAD [CECILIA] Woman; 40 to 55 years old; all ethnicities. A grieving woman who has lived through an unimaginable tragedy. Guarded. She has learned to keep her emotions closely contained and refuses to give any ounce of her grief to any strangers. But beneath that restraint is deep, unresolved trauma that becomes increasingly difficult to contain. Housing and transportation will be provided if talent is not local to Kent, CT. 1 shooting day. SUPPORTING [COURTNEY] Woman / Girl; 12 to 17 years old; all ethnicities. A teenage girl whose image and story has taken on a life beyond who she actually was. Someone who can feel at once completely ordinary and strangely unknowable, becoming a projection for other people's fantasies, fears, and desires. *All child safety regulations and child labor laws as per SAG and as per the state of Connecticut will be adhered to on this production. Parents will be within sight and sound at all times. There is no mature content for this role. 1 day of shooting. Must be local to Kent, Connecticut. FEATURED [APPALACHIAN HIKER] Man; 40 to 60 years old; all ethnicities. A hiker encountered alone in the woods. His presence should be able to register as friendly, strange, or faintly threatening without clearly becoming any one of those things. 1 day of shooting. Must be local to Kent, Connecticut. FEATURED [TRUE CRIME CONTENT CREATOR] Any gender; 20 to 40 years old; all ethnicities. Online personalities. Looking for real creators or performers who can convincingly inhabit the language and rhythms of an online creator / storyteller. Can be based anywhere. DAY PLAYER [SECURITY GUARD] Man; 30 to 50 years old; all ethnicities. A security guard encountered by Megan along the way. Grounded, matter of fact. 1 day of shooting. Must be local to Kent, Connecticut. DAY PLAYER [ICE CREAM EMPLOYEE] Man; 18 to 29 years old; all ethnicities. A cute, slightly intriguing employee at a small-town ice-cream shop that briefly catches Megan's attention. 1 day of shooting. Must be local to Kent, Connecticut. DAY PLAYER Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns & I'm looking forward to seeing your work. Thanks so much! Best, Violette Trotter | Casting Director e: violettetrottercasting@gmail.com ig: @violettetrottercasting w: https://www.itsnova.com/violette
