Actors (m/f/d) for a student graduation film

Hi,

I'm Julian and I'm looking for an actor and an actress for my graduation film as a media designer image and sound, who should take on the role of the leading actress Ana and supporting actor Sandro. Unfortunately, there is no budget for the film, but catering will of course be provided. The concept for my short film is as follows:

Sometimes you just don't know what to do. The goal is within reach, but still endlessly far away. This feature film is about an art student called Ana, who is almost dying because of this very problem.

Ana has her first presentation of her work at a famous art exhibition in Berlin in two weeks' time. But she can't manage to put anything - not even a line - on paper. While she is working in her studio, she is snapped out of her delusions by a close classmate called Sandro. He pays her an impromptu visit because he has noticed her conspicuously long abstinence. Together they want to find a solution to her problem.

At the beginning, Sandro looks at her latest works. He immediately notices that something is different. All the pictures radiate a strong negativity and incongruity - something he had never seen from her before. Ana begins to talk about the background to the paintings, and every time she touches the works, flashbacks are triggered. All the flashbacks are from the POV perspective and show scenes in which people criticize her art with contempt. The touching of the paintings becomes more and more frantic, and the jumps between reality and flashbacks faster and faster, until the scene reaches its climax in a very specific memory.

Ana has a date on which she is given a bracelet - a bracelet that looks as generic and unremarkable as any other. But with a few words, such as "You can't earn anything with art" and "You should rather set yourself something safe and simple as a goal in life", the viewer is snapped out of the flashback back to the studio.

Sandro has finally recognized the problem, whereupon the two of them enter the study. Surprisingly, he finds an old childhood picture of Ana on the shelf, glowing with hope and beauty. She remembers the day and an old, beautiful memory is awakened in her:

Ana is on a beautiful beach with her brother. She grabs the sand and points into the distance, to where the horizon lies - infinitely far away, where the river flows into the sea. There exists a vast world full of limitless possibilities. If life has created us as we are today, in an infinitely large universe, on a tiny little dot - like the grains of sand on the beach - then what should stop her from fully developing her own freedom?

Ana has finally understood what she has been missing all this time: It was the freedom she had taken from herself through the opinions of others. The doubts of others that she reflected on herself. She finally takes off the bracelet that symbolizes the barricades and her own restrictions. The short film ends with Ana picking up bright colors and unconventional tools again - and leaving the picture with a cheerful, lively look.

Contact: Julian

Main character Ana:

• Name: Ana

• Age: Mid-20s

• Gender: Female

• Personality:

  • Shy and very insecure

  • Negative and often demotivated

  • Jumpy and unfocused (ADHD) - frequently changes topics, doesn't finish sentences

  • Highly artistic, uses technical art language

  • Initially focused on recognition through a successful art exhibition

  • Develops over the course of the story: Realizes that true fulfillment lies in the free expression of her art

  • After realization: more cheerful, positive, emotional and motivated

Outward Appearance & Change:

• Initially:

  • Wears a rancid, worn-out sweater and baggy pants

  • Walks around in flip-flops or slippers - her appearance is sloppy and looks lost

• After solving her problem:

  • Exudes a positive, creative energy

  • Appears more cheerful, motivated and emotionally open

  • Their clothing subtly adapts to their inner liberation (e.g. B. more vibrant colors or consciously chosen outfits)

Background & Motivation:

• Art student with an important exhibition in Berlin

• Dreams of moving to Italy one day

• Faces intense pressure to meet the expectations of others

• Finds her artistic freedom again at the end of the film

Requirements of the actress:

• Ability to authentically portray insecurity and inner turmoil

• Talent for erratic, associative dialog with unfinished sentences

• Can credibly play changes in emotional expressiveness

• Ideally, experience or interest in art and artistic expression

• High German pronunciation with a natural, technical tone

Supporting actor Sandro:

• Name: Sandro

• Age: Mid-20s

• Gender: Male

• Personality:

  • Very empathetic and extroverted

  • Intelligent and well-read, engages in deep conversations

  • Witty, can persuade with words

  • Dedicated friend, who actively supports Ana and makes her think

  • Exudes a calm but determined energy

Appearance:

• Wears an alternative style, possibly with a cap as a signature accessory (not mandatory)

• Appears creative, individual and unconventional

Background & Role in the story:

• Studies together with Ana at art school

• Notices her long absence and seeks her out in her studio

• First realizes that Ana is blocking herself through the opinions of others

• Leads her to her realization through clever conversations and targeted confrontation

Requirements of the actor:

• Ability to authentically portray a deep, empathetic personality

• Good expressiveness for quick-witted, intelligent dialog

• Natural charisma to embody the role of an empathetic but determined friend

• Ideally, experience or interest in art and creative expression