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RICHMOND – ANNE CHAPMAN & VCUARTS CINEMA CASTING FOR STUDENT FILM – JULY 21ST-25TH – PAID

Anne Chapman Casting & VCUarts Cinema seeking 3 local to RVA actors for Non-Union Short Student Film shooting July 21st-July 25th, 2025, $200/day

Seduce & Slaughter
VCUarts Cinema
Non-Union Short Student Film
Production Company: VCUarts Cinema
Executive Producer: Kevin Gallagher
Director: Nile Price
Screen Writers: Abbie Lee & Madison Shell
Casting Director: Anne N. Chapman
Casting Associates: Kailah Augustine & Carly Hough
Day Rate: $200/shoot day – Final authorization for engagement of services are dependent upon university budget approval.
First Round: Via Self-Tape
Virtual CB Date: July 11th
Shoot Dates: July 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, & 25th
Rehearsal Date: July 18th, 2025
Shoot Location: Greater Richmond, VA

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Submitting via Breakdown Express/Actors Access is preferred.
Please do not double submit. If you have already submitted via Actors Access we have your submission!
If that is not available to you, we would still love to have you SUBMIT current headshot and resume (and reel if you have one) via the link below: https://airtable.com/appO9COIvhLMG1sfx/shr02oSSJ1z1lWvOc

*Please note, due to the limited budget for travel and/or accommodation for this VCUarts Cinema student film, we would appreciate it if you make a note if you have accommodation in Richmond, Virginia, and are available to self-report

Storyline: Clyde, a lonely heart and owner of a wild game fine-dining restaurant, hides a dark secret – he’s a cannibal. Only his sister, Dani, who waits tables, knows. When a guest discovers Clyde’s love of Romantic-era art, she sets him up with her friend, Calliope, an expert in the field. Clyde sees the date as a chance to find out if Calliope shares his secret. When he learns she doesn’t, things take a dark turn as Calliope fights to avoid becoming the next course.

SEEKING

[CALLIOPE] 30s, any ethnicity, female. A lonely heart with dark and striking features who is an art historian/museum curator specializing in the work of Francisco Goya, specifically his Black Paintings series. She attends a blind date with Clyde at the suggestion of a friend. Her bright countenance and soft glow is in contrast to her field of expertise. She is a conundrum. No prosthetics, but there will be stage blood and the following choreographed fight scene with a qualified fight choreographer present. LEAD. $160/Shoot Day for five days, plus $20/day meal stipend & $20/day wardrobe stipend. $75 for 3 hr rehearsal. All interiors. Each shoot day is from 8 am-4 pm.

[CLYDE] 30s, any ethnicity, male. Cylde is a lonely heart with strikingly unforgettable features and a strong visual presence. He is also the old-fashioned and unassuming owner of a wild game restaurant who is secretly a cannibal. Like Calliope, he, too, is a fan of Goya–especially Saturn Devouring His Son. He hopes to find a dark match within her. No prosthetics, but there will be stage blood and the following choreographed fight scene with a qualified fight choreographer present. LEAD. $160/Shoot Day for five days, plus $20/day meal stipend & $20/day wardrobe stipend. $75 for 3 hr rehearsal. All interiors. Each shoot day is from 8 am-4 pm.

[DANI] Late 30s-early 40s, any ethnicity, female. Clyde’s older sister, and the only one who knows his secret, having caught him in the act. She is soft-spoken and has a unique raspy voice because one of her vocal cords was removed by Clyde to keep her silent. His intimidation tactics are ever present. The burden of keeping Clyde’s secret manifests physically, making her frail and weathered. She just might be finding the strength to foil her brother’s latest conquest. SUPPORTING. $160/Shoot Day for five days, plus $20/day meal stipend & $20/day wardrobe stipend. $75 for 3 hr rehearsal. All interiors. Each shoot day is from 8 am-4 pm.

Thank you in advance for your submission!
Submitting does not guarantee an audition: If selected, you will be contacted with an audition time and location. Every submission is thoughtfully considered. Specific requirements for each role are indicated above. Anne Chapman Casting is a safe space where all voices are equal regardless of age, sex, racial, tribal, religious, linguistic, cultural or national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

 

***The Virginia Film Office is not affiliated with this project and it is up to the participants interested in this opportunity to vet the project and get more details directly from the filmmaker.***

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