CASTING CALL – ‘STAG’ STUDENT FILM

Description

PRODUCTION DETAILS
Stag is an Edinburgh-based collaborative student production creating a graduate film inspired by Trainspotting, This is England and Beautiful Boy

LOGLINE
When John is arrested for assault in front of his nine-year-old son, Elliot, he is sentenced to a decade in jail. When John comes out expecting a warm reunion, he finds his son Elliot, now a fully grown man, struggling with substance abuse and filled with bitterness

SEEKING:
ELLIOT
Playing age 20–27
Curious, sensitive, lonely
After witnessing his father committing assault as a child, Elliot now battles substance abuse as a way of coming to terms with his dad’s consequences

JOHN
Playing age 40–60
Rugged, confident, aggressive
A conniving ex-convict who seeks to pick up where he left off with his son Elliot. Tough and unfeeling, unlike his sensitive son, and wants a fresh start after getting out of prison

SHOOT DATE(S)
5–11 February 2027

COMPENSATION
Unpaid roles
Food and travel expenses will be covered

OTHER DETAILS
Opportunity to collaborate with other creatives and expand your showreel/portfolio