Casting Call: BBB Feature Film

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Feature Film

BBB Feature Film

Details

Union:

Non union

Area of media:

Feature Film

Network:

Paid?:

Yes

Rates:

$200 flat per day

Deadline:

Apr 12, 2024

Auditions:

Please submit self tapes on or before April 12th

Shooting starts:

May 6, 2024

Shooting finishes:

May 22, 2024

Shooting locations:

GTA

Cities for response:

Toronto

Storyline

Bobby is a former boxer and current film podcaster, moonlighting as “the muscle” for his boss,
Vale. Bobby is also in the process of grieving over the death of his wife, Sioux. One night,
Bobby stumbles upon an abandoned revolver and quickly becomes transfixed by its possession
over him. While Bobby is plagued by re-occurring nightmarish visions involving him and his
deceased wife, he romantically involves himself with Arlene, the waitress at a local diner. As

Bobby and Arlene bond over their broken souls, they each engage in their own unique side-
hustles, forming a partnership in crime that threatens to consume them both.

Roles

Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Lead	Bobby	Male 40 - 50 Years old
Description Bobby is a glasses wearing, slightly lumbering dude in his 40s, with longish grey hair and a lumberjack beard. He's a former boxer and film podcaster. Bobby is a man looking for a release. The revolver that he finds and becomes transfixed by is a means to exercise this desire. Bobby is a broken man, broken by grief and uncertainty, but there was a time when he was actually happy. When his wife, Sioux, was alive and he was a boxer fighting hard at his craft. Back then, Bobby's three main loves were Sioux, boxing, and film. Bobby has always loved movies. There's a very real correlation between sports and cinema. A lot of that comes down to the abundant amount of movies that athletes consume throughout their training process. In any case, Bobby loves film so much, he's a self- proclaimed cinephile. Alas, Sioux's suicide has beaten down Bobby into the shell of a man that he is now. A boxer burnout, stoner, side gigging as a loan-shark's enforcer. Talking movies on his podcast is actually the only genuine thing that he does that holds any sort of endearing merit. And while podcasting his thoughts on cinema brings out the gift-for-gab in Bobby, he's very stoic and silent off mic. Everything about Bobby is pent up rage that he only periodically gets to unleash when he's working as “the muscle”. Nonetheless, he need's to let it all out. The rage that has consumed him since Sioux's suicide, with no explanation as to why she did it. No indicators that she was ever in a bad place mentally before she pulled the trigger. Bobby needs to explode physically and mentally. Physically, the revolver becomes a tool for Bobby's discharge. But internally speaking, Bobby needs to talk about the loss in his life, and the pain that comes from that. On that note, Arlene, and the relationship that Bobby develops with her, is pivotal to Bobby's own emotional arc. Arlene is an outlet for Bobby to finally speak his mind and talk about his trauma. And the waking nightmare that his grief has turned his life into. Bobby's wardrobe consists of a leather jacket, white T-shirt undershirt, blue denim jeans, and a black tank. His shoes are comfortable, because when he's working as the muscle, he's spends a lot of time on his feet.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Lead	Arlene	Female 35 - 45 Years old
Description Arlene is a punkish tall, slim brunette woman in her late 30s or early 40s. One side of her head is buzzed while the other side maintains her long flowing dark hair. (Please indicate if you are willing to do this if you don't already have this "look") While Arlene works as a waitress at the local diner, she also maintains a side job. Arlene is a professional listener to those that desperately need someone to talk to. When Arlene was hopelessly out of work, feeling alone and worthless, beaten down by depression, that's when it dawned on her. The fact that everyone needs someone to talk to. Someone to listen to them vent their burdens without apposing cliched commentary as pushback. So Arlene took action and created a job for herself as this type of underground shrink, minus the advice giving. She then posted an ad on Craigslist, offering her services, stating the rules, and eventually clients came around. Initially, Arlene was acquainted with Bobby through his frequent late night visits to the diner. On her break one night, as she was listening to music on her phone, Bobby introduced her to his podcast, “Money Under the Sink”, which Arlene genuinely took a liking to. This form of selfexpression fuels Arlene's romantic interest in Bobby. With all of the listening that Arlene does, what she really needs, is someone to reciprocate the gesture. Her relationship with Bobby ultimately gives her this satisfaction in the end, boiling down to Bobby finally saying “..You talk, I'll listen.” These are the words that Arlene so desperately wants to hear. Arlene definitely has a punk style to her, but it's never overdone. Her style isn't a uniform. She typically wears a tank-top, black jeans, and a jacket.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Lead	Vale	Male 30 - 40 Years old
Description Vale is Bobby's boss. He's a tall slim guy in his 30s, with slicked back greaser hair. When Vale was just starting out, he bullshitted his way into a high end bartending job, and for a while, he worked hard at it. His natural spitfire cockiness was definitely a perfect fit for the gig. As Vale honed his craft mixing drinks and charming customers, he built his pockets up, and eventually, he organically became that guy at work, spotting bills to his fellow co-workers, or comping customers, only to later be paid back (with interest). As time went on, Vale was known as the 'favours' guy. In fact, he was getting so much work on that front alone, that he ultimately decided to leave the bartending gig all together, and go into business for himself. While Vale is definitely slick, his assured attitude is a mask to cover up his own insecurities. Forced to leave home at a young enough age, by verbally abusive parents on the brink of divorce, Vale came into his own very quickly, graduating with a 4.0 in 'street smarts'. At one point even, Vale dabbled in a bit of acting (soft core trash). That's where he leaned his mantra “trust the process.” Also the genesis of his nose candy addiction. Actually, Vale probably could have went far in the film industry, but there was too much downtime involved, and a lot of it was very isolating. So while Vale's time gigging in the film industry was short lived, at the very least, and like Bobby, Vale can definitely appreciate the quality of a great fucking film. So after the bartending gig ran its course, Vale had to build up his credit and status back on the street. Part of that process was bringing on a more physical component to his money lending scheme. Hence, hiring Bobby as the muscle. Vale typically dresses sharp, wearing a leather jacket with a button down nice shirt underneath. Black jeans and slick shoes
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Lead	Sioux	Female 32 - 42 Years old
Description Sioux, a woman in her mid to late 30s, is Bobby's deceased wife. She now haunts Bobby's mind in the present. She's a visual reflection of the grief that he can't let go of, but her presence can also be interpreted as being that of a ghost. Judging by Bobby's memories of Sioux, it would seem that their relationship (while she was alive), was nothing but pure bliss. But there's a much more compelling dynamic to explore with Sioux's character. One could make the case, that from Bobby's perspective, it seemed as if everything was exceptional with Sioux, but the reality was that her mental state was truly in a bad place. This makes for a much more layered performance with Sioux. Particularly in specific flashback scenes designed to show Bobby and Sioux's mutual love for each other. Subsequently, the question has to be asked, was Sioux actually happy in those scenes with Bobby, or was Bobby simply remembering her that way? Maybe Sioux was hiding her true feelings in those moments. Maybe, upon second viewing of those scenes, Sioux's melancholia is way more evident. The answer isn't black or white, but somewhere in between. Sioux was definitely supportive of Bobby when he was focused on his boxing career in the beginning, and their relationship together was loving. But somewhere, deep down on the inside, something went wrong with Sioux. And post suicide, what's left of Sioux (as we see her now), is this aggressive nightmare fuelled version of herself. This unstoppable force that is fighting to not be suppressed by Bobby, and consume total control over him. Sioux's wardrobe consists of a T-shirt, jeans, and a bomber jacket. The ghost version of Sioux dresses more edgy, sporting a thrift style dress.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Lead	Peter	Male 48 - 58 Years old
Description Peter is a self-confessed fraudster who used to run a fake company, scamming people out of their identities by making them think they were recruited for employment. Eventually his scam was exposed, and now he's a broken man in his early to mid 50s, who's recently been left by his wife. Peter started out as legit banker but he never possessed the authenticity or empathy that was required to truly excel in the position, and that's probably why he never advanced much in the industry itself. At home, Peter wasn't very sociable either and his marriage to his wife, Tracey, was never really in the right place. Peter constantly felt a complete lack of control over the circumstances around him. Both at his job and in his personal life. However, Peter also lacked the ability to feel anxiety as well, which is what made him such a successful fraudster for a period of time. While Peter talks a sympathetic game, lamenting over the loss of his marriage, the true animal inside of him doesn't actually long for any sort of emotional reconciliation with his wife, it's purely physical. And that's tied to his current emasculated sense of being and a desire to reestablish his power. Like how he felt at the height of his fraud scheme firing on all cylinders and bringing in the funds. While his marriage to Tracey might have never actually stood a chance, Peter certainly felt a sense of dominance when his bank account balance was consistently on the rise. Peter's wardrobe reflects his external mask of unassumingness. He dresses nice but not sharp. He typically wears a very plain button down shirt, with a beater undershirt underneath, and suit pants. He sports a plain coat when he's outside and on the move.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Lead	Boone	Male 40 - 50 Years old
Description Boone is a tatted shorter, rounder, rugged man is his 40s. The only thing that Boone loves is the bar that he owns, and he'll do anything to make sure that the establishment stays standing. This includes borrowing money from Vale to pay for renovations. Like moving the bar counter from the left side of the room to the right side (for psychological reasons). When it comes to the bar, Boone's eyes are wide open. Boone started out as a city wide courier when he was younger. And while he wasn't very good at getting people their packages on time, he did have a knack for hooking his clients up with more off-the-book deliveries, no matter how shameful the requests were. Throughout his time as a courier, Boone developed a student, mentor type relationship with one of his preferred customers, an elderly Asian fellow by the name of Mr. Liu. Mr. Liu was Yakuza, and even though he was technically retired, he was ultimately banished to North America for exposing syndicate secrets on a Vice documentary. In any case, Mr. Liu was still heavily invested in criminal activity, and his friendship with Boone only helped Boone rise up the ranks of low-level street crime. Boone was constantly on the move, bar-hopping from one leaky basement to another. Eventually, he became chummy with one of the owners of a particular spot (where the bartenders would seductively dance across the counter at eleven o'clock every night). So Boone began splitting his time between working for Mr. Liu and helping out at the local drinking hole. That's where he met Natalia, one of the bartender dancers working there. With all of his time spent on the seedier side of life, Boone never really stopped to experience an actual endearing relationship with a woman. Natalia changed everything. And for a solid chunk of time, Boone began to lean away from Mr. Liu, focusing more on Natty at the bar. Mr Liu didn't take a liking to Boone's change of focus though, and for the first time in their relationship, Boone was displaying tardiness in his loyalty. So Mr. Liu visits Boone at the bar one night. He sits down at the counter, surprising Boone, but they talk and drink as if nothing's wrong. Boone even introduces Mr. Liu to Natalia as “the best thing that's ever happened to him.” Eventually, eleven o'clock rolls around, Natalia gets up on the bar and starts to strip and strut her body across the counter. When she approaches Mr Liu, he tries to place a bill between her bra, but she denies his gesture, completely humiliating him in the moment, and Boone takes note of Mr Liu's embarrassment. Later that night, after Boone escorts Mr Liu back home, he returns to the bar as it burns to the ground piece-by-piece in front of him. As it turns out, Natalia was trapped inside, her charred body was later discovered amidst the rubble. It didn't take long for Boone to connect the dots though, and after the fire was finally contained, Boone returned to Mr Liu's and beat him to death with a baseball bat while he slept. Boone was able to incinerate the weapon and clear his ties from the actual murder itself, but the police were able to charge him with possession of narcotics. Boone subsequently spent two years in the pen, and while he was inside, all he could think about, was rebuilding that drinking hole. Boone is a bit of a cool schlub. But he dresses messy, typically wearing an oversized T-shirt and a haggard jacket with wrinkled brown pants. Cheesy classy shoes.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Lead	Husk	Male 45 - 55 Years old
Description If Husk were an animal, he'd be a Hyena. Husk is a speed addicted, shady looking. skinny Asian man in his late 40s or early 50s. While he works at a fairly standard looking retail shop in Chinatown, in the late hours of the night, Husk sells drugs and bullets outside of the store's neon blue rear entrance. Husk was born and raised in North America; however, his parents were first generation immigrants from Korea. His father was a militantly stern alcoholic who barely spoke a word of English. He would often physically abuse Husk as a child, as well as his mother. Husk can vividly recall one instance in particular where his belligerently drunk dad punched his mother so hard in the face that a couple of her teeth visibly shot out of her mouth like a cannon and hit the floor in front of him. Husk's mother spoke even less English than his dad, and yet despite all of the abuse, she stuck by her husband's side, right until the end of his life when he succumbed to pancreatic cancer. And even though Husk's father was responsible for so much physical and mental torment (in his life), Husk still keeps his dad's ashes in a small case at home. While Husk's mother was still alive, he maintained a very tight relationship with her. But once she died of natural causes, that's when Husk hit the drugs hard, and began to dabble in amphetamine sulphate (speed). Literally, since elementary school, there probably hasn't been any real moment of sobriety in Husk's life thus far. N'ore would he have it any other way. In fact, he gets off on it. Husk is perfectly fine with the way that his life has turned out. Much like his mother, Husk is loyal and complacent with where he falls in the overall pecking order. Husk's clothes reflect his scraggly state of being. Worn-in jacket, a loose torn T-shirt, creased pants. Husk's a mess, bordering on homeless looking but more-so unkempt.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Lead	Neighbour	Female 35 - 45 Years old
Description Arlene's neighbour is in a verbally abusive relationship. She is a mother who is in constant distress

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