Breakdown: CAFUNÉ
Storyline: Christine is satisfied with her life – she enjoys her career dancing at a strip club and has a liberating and loving open marriage with her husband. While the “open” was only supposed to be physical, Christine has unexpectedly deepened the bond with her fling, John, after a series of innocent yet existential conversations.
Breakdown Type: Short Film
Union Status: Non-Union
Rate of Pay / Contract:
$200/Per Shoot Day
Submission Deadline: 04/26/2024 – 8:00 AM
Self-Tape Audition
Executive Producer: Joanne Nguyen
Producer: Victoria Culhane, Colleen Sullivan
Director: Joanne Nguyen
Shoot Dates: 06/06/2024, 06/07/2024, 06/08/2024, 06/09/2024, 06/10/2024
Audition Date(s): 04/26/2024 – 04/29/2024
Callback Date(s): 04/06/2024 – 04/08/2024
Locations:
Inglewood, CA
Springville, CA
Anaheim, CA
Roles:
[JOHN]Late 20’s to Early 30’s White, Mixed Ethnicity Male. Rugged, tender and intimate, exudes a mix of innocence and introspection. As an artist, he looks for meaning in every moment. When John is with Christine, he feels like a new chapter is opening, full of possibilities. But he’s new to the world of open relationships and still feels uncomfortable when he thinks about Christine’s marriage. Minimum height 5’8″. [SUPPORTING]
Additional Notes: 3 day shoot date June 6-8 + one day travel
Must be able to swim and ok with traveling to Springville, CA for two days. Lodging provided at a shared Airbnb. Gas stipend or carpool.
**(Intimacy: kissing, implied sex, implied nudity in underwear, there is a scene where John brings Christine in for a kiss and another long intimate scene after implied sex where they kiss and caress each other’s hair, shoulders, and John leans in to listen to Christine’s heartbeat)**
[OLDER MAN]Late 50’s to 60’s White, Asian, Latinx, Indigenous, Mixed Ethnicity Male. A strip club patron that lusts after Christine. He’s a reflection of the lonely men that frequent the strip club. [DAY PLAYER]
Additional Notes: 1 days shoot in Anaheim June 10
**(Intimacy: Lead actress will be sitting on top of the older man in one scene, simulating a lap dance. She will be leaning in close to him and caressing his hair)**