[highlight=transparent]Title: [/highlight][i][highlight=transparent]Dearly Departed[/highlight][/i][highlight=transparent] [/highlight]
[highlight=transparent]Type: Short-Film[/highlight]
[highlight=transparent]Intended Distribution: Festival Circuit, Director’s reel[/highlight]
[highlight=transparent]Logline: In this snappy dark rom-com, Tom, an aloof, corporate type, goes to visit the grave of his recently deceased husband, Neil – to finish the argument they had the night before he passed away.[/highlight]
[highlight=transparent]Producer: Major Element Films [/highlight][color=rgb(17, 85, 204)][highlight=transparent][url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5052555/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_2_q_selah%2520major]IMDb[/url][/highlight][/color]
[highlight=transparent]Director: Caitlin Olive (Winner: Best Documentary at the 2023 Josiah Media Festival for [/highlight][i][highlight=transparent]This is Not Medicine![/highlight][/i][highlight=transparent])[/highlight]
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[highlight=transparent]Location: San Antonio, TX Shooting Dates: April 2024[/highlight]
[highlight=transparent]Pay: nonpaid, nonunion project. Hot meals and craft services will be provided on shooting days. All performers will be credited and will receive copies of their scenes for resumes/reels upon request.[/highlight]
[highlight=transparent]Roles Available: Our goal is to prioritize LGBTQ actors as this is a queer story by a queer writer! [/highlight]
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[highlight=transparent]TOM: (Lead) man, mid-late 20s-30s, any ethnicity. The dry and headstrong husband of Neil. He rarely shows initiative when discussing serious topics – he’d rather avoid them like the plague. Often when he performs an action for a loved one, he believes it should be accepted, even if the results aren’t exactly positive. Prioritizes logic over emotion. Doesn’t seem to take into account how his actions will affect those around him. [/highlight]
[highlight=transparent]NEIL: (Lead) man, mid-late 20s-30s, any ethnicity. The playful recently-deceased husband of Tom. He’s a catty spirit (literally), who always speaks his mind. His brashness always seems to negate the other person’s feelings, especially in sensitive times. In arguments, he makes sure the other person feels pain. He uses humor to cope with the overwhelming feelings. Internally sensitive. [/highlight]
