CASTING CALL: "GREEN CARD PENDING" (Non Union)

Production Company: Random Drifts Academy (RDA)

Organization Status: 501(c)(3) Non Profit Organization

Project Type: Short Film / Digital Production

Location: Bay Area, CA (San Jose / Silicon Valley)

Project Profile: Seeking experienced independent and community talent comfortable with high stakes dramatic realism. Featuring Bollywood Actor Manav Gohil. Prior screen or theater experience is highly preferred. 

Compensation: Unpaid / Volunteer (IMDb Credit and On Set Meals provided)

Rehearsal Schedule: Rehearsals in prior weeks, specific dates to be announced later

Audition Dates: August 15th

Registration Deadline: August 10

LOGLINE

When a massive tech startup milestone collides with a devastating immigration loophole, an enterprise AI CEO must choose between securing his company’s future and saving the lives of the people he loves most.

ROLES AVAILABLE

PRIYA SHAH - CO LEAD (Female, mid 30s, South Asian)

• Age Range: 30 to 35

• Character Profile: Lead actor’s fiancée and a brilliant tech product lead. Deeply in love with her fiance’, but is torn between her own ambitions and competing loyalties. She is quite protective of her own autonomy and sense of self. Requires a nuanced performance to balance strength and vulnerability. 

ANANYA MEHTA - SUPPORTING (Female, early 40s, South Asian)

• Age Range: 40 to 45

• Character Profile: Lead actor’s older sister, living in Bangalore. Deeply attached to her parents and family, with strong convictions about family duty and responsibility. She's direct and unhesitant when speaking her mind. Underneath that directness, she's stretched thin, torn between competing demands on her time and care, and exhausted from carrying more than her share. This role involves intense, emotionally charged video call/remote dialogue.

DEV ANAND - SUPPORTING (Male, late 30s to early 40s, South Asian)

• Age Range: 37 to 42

• Character Profile: Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and cofounder of a company.  Serves as a steady, unyielding presence against lead actor’s more reactive or emotional moments. Not big on sentiment when there's a job to do; he's the voice of realism in the room. Carries some scar tissue from a past failure that makes him cautious and unwilling to leave things to chance.

KAVITA REDDY - SUPPORTING (Female, 40s, South Asian preferred)

• Age Range: 43 to 48

• Character Profile: Immigration attorney for a tech firm. Sharp, brilliant and direct. She is the messenger of bad news, delivering devastating legal realities with clinical precision. At times, she tries to show compassion but that facade soon collapses as clients ask more questions. 

SURESH GUPTA - SUPPORTING (Male, late 40s, South Asian preferred)

• Age Range: 43 to 48

• Character Profile: Investor, business like, only cares for profitability of any company that he invests in

ARJUN’S MOTHER - SUPPORTING (Female, 60s, South Asian)

• Age Range: 60 to 65

• Character Profile: Home maker, quiet and the wellness of her family is her top priority. Minor role with 1 dialog 

ARJUN’S FATHER - SUPPORTING (Male, late 60s, South Asian)

• Age Range: 65 to 70

• Character Profile: The character has no dialogs. Lays motionless on a hospital bed

VIKAS THE EMPLOYEE - SUPPORTING (Male, 25-40, South Asian preferred )

• Age Range: 25 to 40

• Character Profile: An employee who has his own unique issue related to family-work dynamic. Minor role.

ROHIT THE EMPLOYEE - SUPPORTING (Male, 25-40, South Asian preferred)

• Age Range: 25 to 40

• Character Profile: An employee who has his own unique issue related to family-work dynamic. Minor role

SHRUTI THE EMPLOYEE - SUPPORTING (Female, 25-40, South Asian preferred )

• Age Range: 25 to 40

• Character Profile: An employee who has her own unique issue related to family-work dynamic. Has a minor scene with the lead actor.

8 to 10 EMPLOYEES  - SUPPORTING (Male/Female, 25-50, Any ethnicity )

• Age Range: 25 to 50

• Character Profile: No individual dialogs but they cheer in celebration scene

SUBMISSION AND AUDITION INSTRUCTIONS

To audition for a role, please complete your registration online at:

Audition for Random Drifts Productions!

Please complete your online registration by : August 10

Prior screen or theater experience is highly preferred.

When registering, please prepare to submit:

1. Current headshot and professional acting resume.

2. Link to your video reel or past project clips (YouTube, Vimeo, or Google Drive links).

3. Confirmation that you are local to or can work local to the Bay Area for rehearsals and the October shoot dates.

4. 1-minute contemporary dramatic monologue (video submission only)

Random Drifts Academy is a registered 501(c)(3) creative non profit community organization dedicated to diverse, authentic storytelling.