Studio Tensan is casting actors for an experimental surrealist dark comedy feature-length BIG SCREEN movie.
Character List
CHARACTER: Septima
GENDER: Female
AGE: 50’s
ETHNICITY: African-American
SUMMARY: Septima is a business owner, and desires to be the president of the Women’s Business Association.
This actor is required to appear in a crop-top T-shirt and red panties for 1 brief scene. And a simulated self-stimulation moment.
CHARACTER: Kenas
GENDER: Male
AGE: 30's, 40’s
ETHNICITY: African-American
SUMMARY: Kenas works as a freelance AI artist. He's also an alcoholic. Kenas wants to get rich creating AI slop.
CHARACTER: Clemente (Must know Spanish)
GENDER: Male
AGE: Any
ETHNICITY: Latino
SUMMARY: Clemente is a professional technician in the pest control industry. He is also in a relationship with an African-American trans woman. He wants to become a politician.
CHARACTER: Legend
GENDER: Male
AGE: 20's
ETHNICITY: African-American
SUMMARY: Legend is a ghetto person with a 10th grade education. He refuses to read and doesn’t believe in learning important facts. He works at a moving and storage company called U-Move-It, and sells drugs on the side.
CHARACTER: Septima’s Business Organization Friend
GENDER: Female
AGE: 30’s - 50’s
ETHNICITY: Any
SUMMARY: Septima’s work friend informs her of big news that comes as a shock to her.
CHARACTER: Jeremy
GENDER: Male
AGE: 10
ETHNICITY: Any
SUMMARY: Jeremy is in grade school, but sometimes hangs out with adults because his parents barely talk to him. He wants to be a psychologist when he grows up.
CHARACTER: Gzifa
GENDER: Female
AGE: 16
ETHNICITY: African
SUMMARY: Gzifa is in high school. She leads a group of underage children who get together and have intellectual conversations. She wants to be an engineer and attend a credible university like MIT.
CHARACTER: Nicole
GENDER: Female
AGE: 30’s
ETHNICITY: African-American
SUMMARY: Nicole is Septima’s younger, less qualified rival for the position of President of the Women’s Business Organization.
NO experience required.
NO nudity or sex.
About the Film
Guerilla filmmaking
The budget for this project is VERY low. Financing will be legitimately raised throughout the production. When this movie has good footage(Dailies), the more likely it will get financing.
With that said, there may be some compensation during production for various working needs.
Negotiable pay comes at the end of post-production when the actor's work is complete. This also may be in the form of installments over time.
This movie will be a mixture of David Lynch, Pedro Almodovar, Spike Lee, and Jean-Luc Godard. The story takes place in, and will be shooting in Milwaukee.
MOVIE'S WORKING TITLE: Existence Is Futile
Synopsis: A group of women encounter and must overcome aggressive men with offensive desires.
Director: Nick Mandlamadi
•Shooting start date: Saturday, Oct. 17th.
•Shooting is expected to happen on Saturdays, and some Sundays.
•Shooting end date: April 2027, or sooner.
If you have any questions please email the casting manager, Olivia Camacho, at ocam1123@proton.me