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Acting Roles for "Born Captive" Short Film

Dallas, TX, United States
ID: 301728Exp: 1/31/2026
Description:

ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Casting call for "Born Captive" short film, looking for actors for principal and supporting roles. See more details below. About the project: "Born Captive" is a poetic, ancestral horror short film exploring prison birth, generational memory, and the criminalization of Black motherhood in America. This project centers ancestral storytelling through both performance and movement-based work. Rate: Paid roles. Additional info: Location: Dallas, TX Date and Time: Filming in March (exact dates TBD) No prior acting experience is required for some roles. Please see the attachments below for more relevant information. If interested, submit your application.

8 roles

Enslaved AncestorFemale20-35 y.o.African-American

Movement-based role; dance or movement experience encouraged.

Activist AncestorFemale27-49 y.o.African-American

Young AncestorFemale18-21 y.o.African-American

To play teen.

Incarcerated WomenFemale18-96 y.o.All ethnicities

Ensemble.

NurseFemale40-60 y.o.All ethnicities

Supporting Role.

Female GuardFemale30-60 y.o.All ethnicities

Supporting Role.

Deputy / Booking OfficerBoth genders30-60 y.o.All ethnicities

Supporting Role.

Probation OfficerBoth genders40-65 y.o.All ethnicities

Supporting Role.

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