Film (Short / Student)
Massachusetts
Non-Union Job
Apply by 11th October 2026, 17:00
- Content
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Casting "Fancy Girls," a short film set in 1855 that follows two seamstresses attempting to rescue two young enslaved girls. The breakdown includes roles for two specifically named teenage characters.
- Dates
- Shoots Oct. 16-18 in New Bedford and Freetown, MA. Note: Actors needed after school Fri. 5-9 p.m., Sat. noon-3 p.m. and Sun. noon-8 p.m.
Roles
Roles Details
- Title
- Esther
- Content
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A mixed-race slave girl. She is an octoroon, so has only 1/8 African-American blood and appears Caucasian. She is meek and skeptical of the women, who come to free her. There is no foul language nor any nudity in this film.
- Salary
- Estimated 15 hours of work Total: $300
- Ethnicities
- Mixed - White and Black Caribbean, Mixed - White and Black African, Mixed - White and Asian, Mixed - Other, Other ethnic group - Other
- Gender
- Female Only
- Age
- 16 - 18
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