CASTING CALL – OSTRICH – A DARK COMEDY SHORT FILM

Description

LUCY
FEMALE 20-25
THE BEST FRIEND
LUCY LOOKS LIKE SHE'S GOT HER LIFE TOGETHER CAREER THRIVING HAIR IMMACULATE CALENDAR PACKED BUT BENEATH THE POLISHED SURFACE SHES QUIETLY DROWNING IN DEADLINES AND CAFFEINE STILL SHE'S THE KIND OF FRIEND WHO'LL DROP EVERYTHING FOR A 2 AM CRISIS CALL

LOUIS
MALE 20-25
THE BOYFRIEND
LOUIS FLOATS THROUGH LIFE IN A STATE OF BLISSFUL CONFUSION. HE MEANS WELL AND TRULY BELIEVES A HERBAL TEA CAN SOLVE ANY EMOTIONAL CATASTROPHE A GOLDEN RETRIEVER IN HUMAN FORM AFFECTIONATE LOYAL AND SLIGHTLY CLUELESS ABOUT THE CHAOS AROUND HIM HE'S JUST HAPPY TO BE HERE

KAREN
FEMALE 40-50
A BOSS WOMAN THROUGH AND THROUGH SHE DOESNT TAKE NONSENSE FROM ANYONE YOU'LL NEVER CATCH HER WITHOUT THE LATEST DESIGNER HANDBAG OR A COMPLICATED COFFEE ORDER

SUSIE
FEMALE 25-35
SUSIE IS THE CASTING ASSISTANT WHO IS SHY, SWEET, AND ALWAYS TRYING JUST A LITTLE TOO HARD TO MAKE EVERYONE COMFORTABLE, SHE'S THE HUMAN EMBODIMENT OF A POLITE EMAIL HER OUTFITS ARE IMMACULATE, AND SHE NEVER GOES ANYWHERE WITHOUT HER THERMOS AND NEATLY PACKED LUNCH

PAID ROLES

MUST BE KENT BASED

FILMING IN KENT JANUARY 2026 TBC