Actors Wanted for Upcoming Thesis Film
Casting call for thesis film, please see the details below ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: A grocery delivery worker, her partner, and other lonely strangers drift through mediated routines podcasts, conspiracy theories, political rhetoric, and social feeds -which slowly accumulate into a portrait of a society emotionally unraveling Rate: Non Union Most roles paid (modest flat stipend) Additional info: Philadelphia locals preferred Shooting will take place in Philly this fall and winter. Exact dates TBD (based on cast availability) When applying, please include your headshot, reel, resume, role(s) you are interest in, and general availability in November/December 2026
10 roles
Lead A musician struggling with depression, financial stress, and a growing sense of disconnection from the world around him.
(lead) An online masculinity-influencer personality, performing confidence while quietly searching for identity and belonging underneath it.
Hanging out, smoking a cigarette, riffing on the new gentrified bar that's taken over their neighborhood.
A gym instructor who muses to a coworker about a conspiracy theory that the gym's weights are secretly lighter than labeled.
Muses to a coworker about a wonderfully silly religious conspiracy theory.
A successful professional having an Al therapy session from inside their car, wrestling out loud with whether "fun" is allowed to be a life goal.
An unhoused man convinced that aliens are controlling our minds.
A man walking his dog.
An older actor to play a priest in a brief scene.
A younger actor who can genuinely skateboard.
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