Audition/Casting Call

CASTING CALL (SOUTH ASIAN, FEMALE, 30s-40s -- NYC)

Pratima Mani

New York City, NY 10011

Deadline

Rolling

Posted

Jan 18, 2025

Casting for a dark comedic indie short. Details below:

LOGLINE: A woman attending her long-awaited green card interview discovers there’s an unexpected final step.

DATES & LOCATION : Jul 2025, NYC, Estimated 3-4 day shoot

PAY: Payment per SAG Short Project contract. Dependent on final budget, pay will either be upon completion of the project, or deferred. If deferred, daily stipend will be provided.

UNION STATUS: Union or Non Union

ROLE: [KRISHNA, LEAD] 30-40 years old, South Asian, female. Likely a little bit of a control freak who’s prone to have an outburst when she’s truly panicking. But in this film, she’s on her best behavior, overly polite and ready to follow the rules. Primarily speaks English in an American accent, but MUST be fluent in Tamil (ideally) or Hindi.

DIRECTOR: Pratima Mani (Emmy-nominated, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.) My previous short Stitched screened at (among others) Hollyshorts, Tasveer, Pasadena, Riverrun, Julien Dubuque, New Filmmakers LA, CAAM Fest, Asian American Intl Film Festival and won Best Short at IFFSA.

Requirements

South Asian, female, presenting as 30-40 years old. MUST be fluent in Tamil (ideally), or Hindi.

Application Instructions

If interested, please email headshot and reel (links preferred for reel) to bugtheshortfilm@gmail.com.