Production Company: CaribbeanTales Media Group

Seeking: M/F Actors, Musicians 11 – 45 y/o (See Character Breakdown)

For: Workshop/Reading for new project

Title: SIPARIA

Genre: Historical Drama

Synopsis: SIPARIA is a low-budget, independent feature film set in the 1940s, in the rural community of Siparia on the island colony of Trinidad, West Indies. In 1942, ANNE-MARIE, 6, moves to Siparia, when her father, a medical doctor, is posted there. Isolated and imaginative, she absorbs the colourful — and often brutal — post-slavery/colonial working-class environment. She develops a fascination for PUGGLI, an old East Indian woman who lives across the street. Locals call her “Soucouyant” — they say at night she sheds her skin to fly and suck the blood of her sleeping victims.

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Character Breakdown:

• ANNE MARIE – Female, 11 – 13 y/o (although she will be 5 in the film). A curious young girl from a middle class family.
• AMY – Female. 30s – early 40s. Anne Marie’s mother. An eccentric white-skinned woman.
• AVIS – Female, 18 – 23 y/o. The “maid” of the household. Although not related, she is tightly connected to the family. She is well spoken, self-educated and opinionated.
• PUGGLI – Female, 35 – 45 y/o. A local Indian woman who lives on her own.
• VILLAGERS – M/F 25 – 45 yo. Any ethnicity. Local villagers from the town.
• MUSICIAN #1 – Gender and age non-specific. An actual musician of Afro-Caribbean descent who plays a traditional instrument from their culture. Perhaps drums.
• MUSICIAN #2 – Gender and age non-specific. An actual musician of East Indian heritage who plays a traditional instrument from their culture.

CASTING NOTE: We are looking for actors who are comfortable with improv, and are open to creative collaboration (i.e. a workshop environment). We will interview the applicants (over Zoom or Google Meet) in December before making final decisions.

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Application Format: Online Submission

Deadline: Monday 19th December 2022 | 9AM

Preparation: Interested persons are asked to submit ONE (1) CLOSE UP and ONE (1) FULL-LENGTH photo of themselves (No hats or sunglasses. You face must be clearly visible),  along with the following:

• Name
• Height
• Contact number
• Email Address
• Talent Resume (if you have one)
• Demo Reel (if you have one)

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Production Credits: 

Director: Frances-Anne Solomon
Development Producer: Calyx Passailaigue

Workshop Dates: 2nd – 9th January 2023

Compensation: $500 TTD per day

Additional Details: Frances-Anne Solomon is an award winning filmmaker and director member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Her company CaribbeanTales Media Group has been in operation for over 20 years and she has produced numerous feature films including HERO (based on the life of Trinidadian war hero and diplomat Ulric Cross). Actor Nickolai Salcedo (the lead in Frances-Anne’s film HERO) will be participating in the workshop, playing the lead character of Father.

This casting notice was submitted by: Calyx Passailaigue