SMALL CLAIMS (UCLA Thesis Film)

LOGLINE: When her neighbor’s dogs kill 25 of her sheep, a Japanese American city kid turned shepherd takes her fight for justice to court—only to find her own claims to belonging put on trial.

Requirements

YUKI (Lead, Asian, Female, 22-32)– A city kid turned shepherd, Yuki is sturdy, stubborn, and sharp as a whip. She gets things done but her self-sufficiency can feel a lot like loneliness and makes it hard for her to build community. Educated at an Ivy League school, she spent summers on farms. After graduating, she traded city pavement for pastureland, living and working on a sheep farm. The town sees her as an outsider—too sharp-edged, too Ivy League, too different. Yuki will have to reckon with her identity as a queer Asian woman in a place that doesn’t always know what to do with her. She’s built a life here, but is that the same as finding home. Seeking an actor with a strong physical presence and comfort around animals.

Application Instructions

Please send your headshot, reel and resume. In the subject line of your submission, please write the name of the project and role.