Feature Film "Asylee" Looking for Actors
Casting actors for the feature film "Asylee". Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: This is the story of an African woman seeking asylum in the U.S. after the African government slaughters her family. Additional info: This is a zero-budget project and will be filmed in multiple phases. This first phase will be shot in and around San Francisco from November 7-11, 2022. When applying, please include the role(s) you are interested in in the subject line. Director will then send you the character dialog for a video audition.
9 roles
1 Day Shoot. Housewife married to an African immigrant. Her hostile husband is a spy for the government. When she learns what her husband is doing, Rebecca puts her foot down.
2 Day Shoot. Bill is a drug-addicted, street-wise homeless man. He can find anything for a price. (Heavily tattooed actor referred)
1 Day Shoot. Chase is a recent journalism graduate working an internship with a local print media company. He falls in love with the asylum-seeking story, and does everything he can to get the story published.
(Hispanic/Philipino) 1 Day Shoot. This character is an expert in fake documents.
8 Days Shoot. Harriet has a thick African accent, as she is an immigrant as well. Harriet is a bartender and private escort. She introduces Naomi (our asylum-seeker) to life in America.
1 Day Shoot. No dialog.
1 Day Shoot.
1 Day Shoot. Benjamin is an interviewer for USCIS who seeks to block applicants for asylum by finding falsities in the information they provide.
1 Day Shoot. The chief editor of the local media company is not interested in big news, and does not want Chase’s story published.
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