CAST & CREW CALL For Untitled German Short Film

Type of Production: Short Film

Creator: Scott Cobb

Project Description:

The story concerns a mother and her daughter. The mother immigrated from the former DDR sometime in the 90s after the wall opened, "seduced" by the image of the U.S. The daughter, who either came as an infant with her or was born in the U.S., wants to immigrate back to Germany, "seduced" by her own ideas of a culture she never got to experience, one that recently welcomed more than a million refugees. The daughter feels estranged from what she perceives of the current U.S. culture and political environment. While the mother grew up in a country that built a wall to keep people in, the daughter sees that they now live in a country where the phrase "build the wall" is chanted at presidential campaign rallies.

Drehen Sie einen 3-minütigen Kurzfilm zum Thema: “verführt“.
Create a 3-minute short film on the theme of “seduced“

This film will be used as part of the director's submission application to a film school in Germany. It may also be submitted to festivals.

Roles Available:

(almost all dialog will be in German)
Mother, female, age 30s-50s. Must speak German fluently. Can be of any ethnicity, as long as she speaks German like a native.
The mother immigrated from Germany to the United States in the 1990s. She grew up in the former DDR and was drawn to the U.S. dreaming of a better, more affluent life.
Daughter, female, age teen years to mid 20s. Any ethnicity.
she speaks German less fluently than her mother. Grew up in the U.S. She can have an American accent when speaking German and can make mistakes when speaking German. Sometimes switches to English when talking to her mother.

Crew Positions:

Production Designer
Sound Mixer (on set)
Post Production Sound Mixer
Colorist

Compensation: $100 flat fee, plus IMDb credit, a digital copy of the film, and food.

Contact:

Send an email to scottcobb@utexas.edu. Describe your German language proficiency. Include your preferred audition time between 1:30 and 6 pm on Saturday, Dec 7 or Sunday, Dec 8 from 3-6 pm. I will assign you a time as close as possible to your preference. Include "mother" or "daughter" in the subject line. Include a headshot and acting resume as attachments in the email.