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A Dark Comedy Short Film

A Dark Comedy Short Film

Casting Submission

Production Details

🎞️ Targeted for Pacific Northwest and National film festival circuit

📍 Filming Location: Carlton, OR/Sherwood, OR
📅 Shooting Dates:

• Mildred/Death: 11-12 Oct (Sat/Sun - full day) - Carlton, OR

• Mildred/Grace: TBD based on actor availability (half day) - Sherwood, OR
💰 Pay: $100 full day/ $50 half day (cast & crew can be union or non-union: Sag-Aftra Micro-Budget Agreement)
🥪 Meals, snacks, IMDB credit, and copy for reel provided
🕰 Tight production schedule - flexibility appreciated!

Submission Instructions

Please use the form below and include a self tape (scene provided after submission).

  • Headshot and resume

  • Reel (if available)

  • 1-3 minute monologue in character (script will be provided upon submission receipt).

Casting Roles

70-85 y/o WOMAN: 

MILDRED HASTINGS

  • Age: 75–90

  • Gender: Female

  • Type: Lead

  • Description: Fiercely witty and emotionally complex. A strong woman whose humor masks years of disappointment and untapped potential. She’s sharp, stubborn, and ready to fight for her legacy and her family.

  • Tone: Think Office Space meets Office Space with a splash of Beetlejuice.

45-85 y/o MAN: 

DEATH

  • Age: 45–90

  • Gender: Male

  • Type: Lead

  • Description: A bureaucratic reaper Tired, mandatory empathy training, and just trying to get through his quota. Under his clipboard is someone who might care, but only if you press the right buttons.

  • Tone: Think Office Space meets Office Space with a splash of Beetlejuice.

8-10 y/o GIRL: 

GRACE

  • Age: 8-10

  • Gender: Female

  • Type: Supporting

  • Description: A helmet wearing whirlwind who throws a final twist into the story.

  • Note: This is a half-day shoot, small but memorable role.