EMERYVILLE – A FORGOTTEN VILLAGE Non-Union Feature Film
SYNOPSIS: When their car crashes in a middle of nowhere, a group of teenagers seek help in Emeryville. The Village Mayor offers them overnight shelter until help arrives the following day. As time passes, the group realizes that everyone in the village is insane and they soon find themselves fighting for their lives.
Producer, Writer, Director: Pritesh N Chheda
ALL ROLES ARE PLUS 15% for Talent Reps.
Location: Austin, TX
ACTORS – Talent is encouraged to work with their agents on submission. Sides will be emailed to your agents if selected for audtions.
SUBMIT PIX/REUME ELECTRONICALLY BY 11 AM ET THURS 2/12
AUDTION VIDEO SUBMISSION BY 11 AM ET WED 2/18
ENTIRE SHOOT AROUND AUSTIN, TX. OUT OF TOWN TALENT TREATED AS LOCAL HIRE. 80 PAGE SCRIPT. HORROR GENRE.
THERE WILL NOT BE IN PERSON AUDITION. JUST VIDEO. ONLY CALLBACKS WILL BE IN PERSON. AGENTS REPRESENTING TALENT FROM COAST CAN SUBMIT DEMO REEL + AUDITION TAPES AND ARE EXEMPT FROM IN PERSON CALLBACKS.
Online Audtion Tape submission only
In Person Call Back Feb 27-28 in Austin, TX at Dougherty Arts Center (DAC).
Rehearsals/Script Read – April 3-4 in Austin, TX
Shoot date – April 6-16 around Austin, TX
PLEASE NOTE: Selected Talent will need to be available for script reading and rehearsals on April 3-4 for few hours with no additional compensation. Please be available for additional 2 days post shoot in event we run behind schedule. Talent must be available for upto 2 days for ADR sometime in June w/o any additional compensation.
The following roles are $225/day lead PLUS 15% for Talent Reps:
[REAGAN] Lead. 18-25 Caucasian, dark hair, quiet, passive aggression (think Jennifer L). Lost her memory 3 years ago. Character reference include Odette Annable – The Unborn. Emily Browning – The Uninvited.
[ETHAN] Lead. 18-25 A good soul. Honest, froggy eyes. Returning soldier. Character reference include included Joaquin Phoenix – The Signs, Lucas Black – The Legion, Toby Maguire – Spiderman.
[COLE] Lead. 18-25 Caucasian. Impulsive. Born leader. Character reference include Ryan Phillippe – I Know what you did last summer.
The following roles are $125/day – Supporting PLUS 15% for Talent Reps:
[DOCTOR] Supporting. 45-65. Round Rimmed Glasses. Conflicted. Defeated. Character reference include Kiefer Sutherland in ”Dark City”, Pierce Brosnan in ”Lawnmover Man”.
[CHRISTIE] Supporting. 18-25 Caucasian, preferably beach blonde. Compassionate but rebellious at times. Gutsy. Character reference include Sarah Michelle Gellar – I Know what you did last summer.
[JUSTIN] Supporting. 18-25 Indian. Second generation. Paranoid. Glasses. Christie’s fiancee.
[BARBER] Supporting. 45-55 Skinny, Caucasian, Tall, Balding. Normal outside, crazy inside. Relives McCarthy era of Red persecution.
[BERTHA] Supporting. 35-40 Caucasian. Emeryville resident.
The following roles are $75/day Second Supporting PLUS 15% for Talent Reps:
[SCAR/ TINY / TREVOR] Misc. 30-45 Any ethnicity.Rugged look. Village henchman.
[DWARFY] Misc. 35-50. Short. Eerie.
CONTACT: emeryville.movie@gmail.com
