CASTING CALL (SOUTH ASIAN, FEMALE, 30s-40s -- NYC)
Pratima Mani
New York City, NY 10011
Deadline
Posted
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.