Actors Needed for "Muddy D" Documentary
Casting actors for "Muddy D" Documentary, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: Logline: A delusional aspiring artist documents his own rise to fame in a self-made documentary—only to discover that his growing audience is laughing at him, forcing him to question his identity and whether to keep creating. Rate: Credit, meal and copy and gas comp provide Non-union Additional info: Genre: Comedy/ drama/ Mocumentary. Shooting date: April 17th – 19th Please apply if interested.
3 role s
An aspiring “creative” who believes he’s on the brink of recognition, performing under the persona “Muddy D” with unshakable confidence. Beneath the ego is a deeply vulnerable man forced to confront the gap between his self-image and reality—and decide whether to keep creating anyway.
Derek’s mother. Warm, practical, and grounded in reality, she genuinely cares about her son and has supported him throughout his life. She has witnessed his creativity since childhood and still holds onto that version of him, even if she no longer fully understands what he is trying to become.
A regular at the dive bar. Observant, blunt, and unintentionally harsh. She represents the outside world’s honest (and often dismissive) perception of Derek.