The read
It runs a compact 16m.
Synopsis
A first-time feature-film director (who's also the writer and producer) is casting the lead actress. We meet him talking to his wife about the picture and the process. We meet the actress, Sandy, negotiating with her roommate and talking by phone to her mother. Then, we watch Sandy audition for the director at the call-back session; also attending are the casting director and the production company's sycophants. The wrinkle is that the director is a homicidal misogynist, his wife is tied up and hanging from the ceiling, and Sandy has something in her purse that bodes a rocky future.
Ratings
IMDb4.1/10
29 audience votes
Key crew
- Ben AffleckDirector
- Jay LacopoWriter
- Kamala LopezWriter
Cast
- Jay LacopoThe Director
- Karla MontanaThe Actress / Sandy
- Johanna McCloyThe Roomate / Martha
- Robert KochProducer #1
- Tommy HinkleyProducer #2
- Harry VictorProducer #3
- Marilyn PitzerCasting Director
- Harvey StephensCasting Assistant
- Ellie ValleauThe Wife
- María Dolores Rodríguez García de la PepaHispanic Actress
Stills
Themes
short film