PAID CASTING CALL
NYU Tisch MFA Short Film
“Wide Awake”

LOCATION: Wylie, TX
DATES: Nov 13 – 17
Union & non-union

YOUNG MEN
18 – 23 years old
Open Ethnicity
NO MINORS

NOAH (17) – Lead
Male, Latinx/Ethnically Ambiguous, Spanish-speaking Preferred
Talented photographer using his camera to understand the world around him. Child of immigrants whose sexuality and queerness is beginning to blossom under strict expectations of masculinity and violence. NUDITY, VIOLENCE, KISS.

DEANDRE (18) – Supporting
Male, Open ethnicity
Noah’s bully. Star of high school football team. Son of local pastor and politician. In charge of the locker room and any space he is in. His rules, his way. Easy, casual dominance. NUDITY, VIOLENCE, KISS.

DAKOTA (20) – Supporting
Male, Open ethnicity
Noah’s best friend. Charmer. Pearl snaps. Tall. A leader, protector, and instigator. The first to throw a punch in a fight when his friend needs him. Tries to teach Noah to toughen up.