ANNOUNCING THE MOTION PICTURE INSTITUTE
STUDENT FILM AUDITIONS

SATURDAY – May 10th at the Motion Picture Institute in TROY.
11:00am – 3:00pm
Doors will lock at 2:00pm but auditions, once you are inside, will continue to 3:00pm.
2040 Crooks Rd B, Troy, MI 48084

On Audition Day, doors will open at 11am. Scripts will be available, and rehearsal space will be provided for you to practice. No one will be admitted after 2:00pm. All auditions must conclude by 3:00pm.

The students are gearing up to bring their visionary stories to life, and we’re on the lookout for passionate actors to breathe life into a diverse array of characters. From the depths of emotional drama to the peaks of comedic timing, our films offer a canvas for your talent. Dive into the detailed film overviews and intriguing character studies waiting just a click away. Your role in our next cinematic masterpiece is just a step away – are you ready to take the leap?

Last updated: May 2nd

These are student films – there will be no compensation – but Actor Reel Footage will be provided! This is a great opportunity to grow your reel and get some film experience for your resume.

To read more about the individual films being cast scroll down to the section MOVIES.

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  • A list of all parts you are auditioning for

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FLOWERS AT YOUR FUNERAL

Directed By: Aslan Peters

Genre: Drama

A 90’s film holding onto the idea Boys don’t cry and how one can be so out of touch with their emotions it effects others.

Number of Principal Characters: 3


Noah – Lead
MALE White 13-17
Noah is a boy who really just wants to be himself. He enjoys picking flowers with his mom and always wants to be around her more than his dad. Yet for some reason he wants to impress his dad so much everything he does is for his dad yet he hates him.

Dad – Lead
MALE White 30-45
The dad in this story is very pushy toward his son, lives a very country life and always needs his boy to be the biggest strongest man and teaches him to never cry and always get back up.

Mom – Lead, Supporting
FEMALE White 30-50
The mom is a character who is very distant she just wants to enjoy life with her son but it’s hard when her husband she once loved is so pretentious on how his son is going to grow up. She often is treated horribly by her husband.

SQUARED CIRCLES

Directed By: Valerio Cafagna

Genre: Drama, Comedy

A bitter veteran wrestler, fading fast and unwilling to let go, is told to lose his title, but pride, pain, and years of resentment threaten to turn the match into a personal reckoning.

Number of Principal Characters: 4


Quinn “Quickdraw” Jackson – Lead
MALE All Ethnicities 40-65
QUINN “QUICKDRAW” JACKSON is a wrestling legend on the edge of irrelevance who refuses to be forgotten. Years of wear, painkillers, and pride have turned into bitterness.

Chuckie – Supporting
MALE All Ethnicities 50-75
CHUCKIE has been in the wrestling business as long as he can remember. He books the shows, manages the operations, the talent and their egos.

Freddy The Fanatic – Supporting
MALE All Ethnicities 30-50
FREDDY THE FANATIC is an overeager wrestling super-fan. He’s got a thousand opinions and zero social awareness, but underneath the awkwardness is a deep, genuine love for the wrestling world.

“The Kid” Alex Swanson – Supporting
MALE Black, All Ethnicities  20-30
“THE KID” ALEX SWANSON is a rising wrestling superstar who walks into every room like he owns it, but knows how to turn of his wrestling persona at the right times.

LOST MINDED

Directed By: Joe Costanza

Genre: Drama

A young woman finds out that certain events and things have happened that she can’t remember. She eventually finds out it wasn’t her doing these events.

Number of Principal Characters: 5

Kim/Jess – Lead
FEMALE White 17 or 18
Kim is an ordinary girl who is trying to go through life, and is nervous about what is going on that she doesn’t know about. Jess is the alt that took over Kim. She does the things that Kim has no idea/no memory of.

Emily – Supporting
FEMALE White 17 or 18
Emily is Kim’s best friend who thinks she has spent the whole day with Kim, but it turns out it wasn’t.

Steve – Supporting
MALE All Ethnicities 20-25
Steve is the guy who Kim supposedly went on a date with, but it turns out she wasn’t the one who dated him.

Mom – Supporting
FEMALE White 40-45
Mom is a drunk, and broken woman who is dealing with the aftermath of her abusive husband and doesn’t really care if Kim is in her life.

Dad – Background
MALE White 45-50
Dad is an abusive man who beat his wife and daughter while they were in his life. He is no longer part of Kim’s life.

MISS.OGYNY

Directed By: Christina Johnson (CJ)

Genre: Drama

Three women struggle to fight for equality because of daily misogynistic occurrences.

Number of Principal Characters: 7

Kristen – Lead
FEMALE All Ethnicities 25-60
Kristen is married to John. She often deals with his misogynistic comments and is getting fed up with him. Kristen is a beautiful humble lady.

John – Supporting
MALE White, All Ethnicities 25-60
Close in age to Kristen,
John is married to Kristen. He is the typical misogynistic jerk and often makes comments that upsets Kristen. Overall, John is good looking but needs to fix his personality.

Jessie – Lead
FEMALE All Ethnicities 15-25
Jessie is a young girl and recently started her job at the fast-food restaurant. She is little nervous when it comes to talking to people but is overall a great employee.

Old man – Supporting
MALE White, All Ethnicities 45-80
The old man customer is mad at everything especially Jessie. He is belittling towards people and isn’t shy about it.

Manager – Supporting
FEMALE All Ethnicities 25-45 older than Jessie
The manager is a young lady that runs the restaurant. She has a high tolerance for rude customers and does well with her younger employees.

Lucy – Supporting
FEMALE All Ethnicities 5-10
Lucy is a shy young lady and isn’t sure where she fits in yet. She knows when something is wrong but has a hard time standing up for herself.

KARMA FINDS HER WAY

Directed By: Vincent Chimenti

Genre: Drama

A young man named Lenny makes a heartbreaking mistake, he will soon come to regret.

Number of Principal Characters: 6


Lenny – Lead
MALE White 20-30
Lenny is a male in his 20’s. Lenny is a joke full guy who is always a good vibe to have around. He likes to “troll” people a lot because he gets a kick out their reactions.

Lucy – Lead
FEMALE White 20-30
Lucy is a female in her 20’s. She is one who loves colors and shows that throughout the outfits she wears. Lucy is the feminine type of girl, she is a selfless and would do anything for others.

Amanda – Supporting
FEMALE White 20-30
Amanda is a female in her 20’s. Amanda is more of an outgoing girl and tells shit how it is.

Jett – Supporting
MALE White 40-50
Jett is a male ages 40 – 50. Jett is Lenny’s father and is more of a laid back type of father, but he always gives Lenny the best advice.

Luna – Supporting
FEMALE White 20-30
Luna is a female in her 20’s. Luna is the outgoing girl who likes to go to bar’s and drink a lot. She is full of energy and loves to talk.

Vic – Supporting
MALE White 20-30
Vic is a male in his early 20’s. Vic is Lenny’s brother. Vic is more of the troll type of brother.

COPPER EMPIRE

Directed By: Peter Searight

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Paul Waybern and his family prepare for a Christmas party when someone runs into the middle of the party and yells fire.

Number of Principal Characters: 1

Paul Waybern – Lead
MALE White Roughly 30-50s
Tall

Marie Waybern – Supporting
FEMALE Multi Ethnic Appearance Roughly 30-50s
Darker complexion

Richard Waybern – Supporting
MALE White 15-20s
Child like

Bartender – Supporting
MALE White 30-50s
Tallish

Cece – Supporting
MALE White 30-50s
Tall, muscular

NOT TODAY

Directed By: Angel Justice

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Pain turns into purpose for a young girl who learns how to communicate with the dead by following in the footprints left by her father.

Number of Principal Characters: 4

Nicole – Lead
FEMALE All Ethnicities 18-mid 30s

Damean – Lead
MALE All Ethnicities 18-mid 30s

Crystal – Supporting
FEMALE All Ethnicities 18-mid 30s

Danny – Supporting
MALE All Ethnicities 18-mid 30s

WE ARE ALL WAITING

Directed By: Michael Scott

Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction

Two friends launch a homemade rocket to record sounds from space for a school project. Instead, they intercept a chilling alien message that puts them in unimaginable danger.

Number of Principal Characters: 2

Elliot – Lead
MALE All Ethnicities 17-25
Elliot is inventive, intense, and fiercely curious. A natural skeptic who’d rather build answers than accept them. Loyal but stubborn, Elliot is a dreamer hiding under a rough exterior. He likes to sport white converse and jeans/t-shirt.

Andrew – Supporting
MALE All Ethnicities 17-25
Andrew is easygoing, loyal, and sharp-witted. Andrew is the grounded counterpart to Elliot’s intensity, a supportive friend who masks his worries with humor. Likes to sport black converse and a t-shirt/flannel combo.

CROWD CONTROL

Directed By: Robert Bremer

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction

In this world, Sam W. tries their best to reduce global warming with AI, risking the world even more.

Number of Principal Characters: 3

Sam Woods – Lead
PREFERABLY MALE, BUT DOESN’T REALLY MATTER All Ethnicities 20-35
Sam W. is our lead, they’re the head of an AI program and they wanna help the world. They’re hopeful, witty and ready to do what they can. (pronouns are whoever I cast)

AL – Lead
MALE All Ethnicities 20-60
AL is an AI program made by Sam W. to help with global warming. He’s respectful, reliable and careful. (think almost Vision/Jarvis from Marvel movies)

The President (nameless at the moment) – Supporting
ANY GENDER All Ethnicities 35-60
The President wants to help deal with global warming and enlists the help of Sam W. They are determined, critical and cautious.
(pronouns are whoever I cast)

THE SHAME OF FRANKENSTEIN

Directed By: Cole Milwee

Genre: Drama

Frankenstein’s life is changed after making his creation.

Number of Principal Characters: 3

Frankenstein – Lead
MALE All Ethnicities 20-35
Man of high status, is reserved from others company.

Elizabeth – Supporting
FEMALE All Ethnicities 20-35
Woman of high status, blunt and outgoing.

Creation – Supporting
MALE All Ethnicities 20-35
Frankensteins creation, a man that’s new to life, innocent and curious of the world outside.

NO ONE KNOWS

Directed By: Brianna Rose

Genre: Drama

Cassie Knowles is at a low point in life stuck reliving her memories wishing she could change the way things went with her ex boss, and at odds with her mom.

Number of Principal Characters: 3

Cassie Knowles – Lead
FEMALE All Ethnicities 20-30
Present Cassie: Bitter and depressed, rough around the edges. She’s stuck dwelling on the past unable to move forward.
Past Cassie: Optimistic and bright. She’s meticulous, smart and forgiving.

Samson Taner – Supporting
MALE All Ethnicities 30-40
Rich office guy who thinks he owns everything. He’s charming and cunning. Not a trustworthy person though.

Mom Knowles – Supporting
FEMALE All Ethnicities 40-50
She is a tough love kind of mom. She wants the most for her daughter Cassie and expects it. She is facts over feelings. She is also traditional to the social system so to say and believes you have to sacrifice to get ahead.

MONEY MAN

Directed By: David Villalobos

Genre: Drama, Action/Crime

A young man wants to make a fast and easy way to make some quick cash. But at the end of the day, all he received was blood on his hands.

Number of Principal Characters: 4

Frank – Lead
MALE Black, White, Hispanic, Asian, Arabic/Middle Eastern, Multi Ethnic Appearance, All Ethnicities 20-26
Frank Reeves is a young man in his mid 20s, he’s charismatic, enthusiastic, ambitious, likes to think outside of the box, and wants to live in a rich life. He’ll do whatever it takes become a rich man.

Connor – Supporting
MALE Black, White, Hispanic, Asian, Arabic/Middle Eastern, Multi Ethnic Appearance, All Ethnicities 20-26
Connor is a good man with a good heart. He likes to help others, very charismatic, and has a good mindset on trying to look at positive route instead of the negative.

Lucas – Background
MALE Black, White, Hispanic, Asian, Arabic/Middle Eastern, Multi Ethnic Appearance, All Ethnicities 20-26
Lucas can be a hothead, he’s an honest person and doesn’t hold anything back with his actions and words. He can easily be annoyed, stubborn, and mean (sometimes).

Seth – Background
MALE Black, White, Hispanic, Asian, Arabic/Middle Eastern, Multi Ethnic Appearance, All Ethnicities 20-26
Seth is a laidback guy. He’s man that doesn’t overthink the problems, he loves to enjoy every single moment in his life. And he’s just happy to be with his friends.

LOCKED

Directed By: Tristan Hannawi

Genre: Drama, Horror/Suspense

When a distracted cashier accidentally locks her crush inside a grocery store freezer, she races against time to save him—only to discover that a tragic mistake in a 911 dispatch may cost him his life.

Number of Principal Characters: 6

Jason – Lead
MALE White, All Ethnicities Early 20’s-30’s
A quiet, sharp-witted stock clerk stuck in a dead-end job. He hides frustration behind dry humor, but there’s more heart beneath the surface than he lets on.

Linda – Co-Lead
FEMALE Black, White, All Ethnicities Early 20’s-30’s
A kind but timid cashier with a nervous energy and a good heart. She’s often overlooked, but deeply observant. Struggling to express her feelings, she makes a mistake that forces her to confront guilt, fear—and what she truly cares about.

Kody- Minor Supporting
MALE All Ethnicities 40’s-60’s
The no-nonsense store manager who’s more focused on clocking out than checking in. Blunt, impatient, and mildly condescending, he’s not a bad guy—just not paying enough attention when it matters most.

Mom – Supporting
FEMALE Black, White, All Ethnicities 40’s-50’s
A caring but overbearing mother, always involved in her daughter’s life, offering comfort and advice—even when Linda doesn’t want it.

911 Dispatcher – Supporting
FEMALE All Ethnicities 30’s-40’s
Calm and professional, she handles emergencies with precision, trying to guide Linda through the crisis, unaware of the confusion unfolding.

Cop – Supporting
MALE All Ethnicities 30’s-50’s
A focused, efficient officer, doing his job under pressure, unaware of the location mix-up that’s complicating the rescue.

DOOMMATES

Directed By: Ed Shepard

Genre: Comedy, Horror/Suspense, Romance/Family

A shut-in living with five ghosts is compelled to go outside when they develop a crush on their neighbor.

Number of Principal Characters: 6

Harper – Lead
NONBINARY All Ethnicities 20-30
Agoraphobic, depressed but neat and organized. Never comfortable in their own skin. Has resigned themselves to a life indoors with the ghosts.

Finley – Supporting
FEMALE All Ethnicities 20-30
A goth girl with a band. Super cool, slightly odd, but loves life. Everyone wants to be her friend, but she’s selective.

Kitchen Ghost – Supporting
MALE All Ethnicities 20-50
The “leader” of the ghosts, fancies himself a father figure to Harper. Uptight, uses a lot of fancy words. Wears all white, has an orb for a head. Gestures a lot. Speaks in gibberish with subtitles.

Mirror Ghost – Supporting
FEMALE  All Ethnicities  18-30
A teenage ghost who lives in the bathroom, she tries hard to get Harper’s attention. Very annoying at times, but cares for her ghost family. “The Ring”-esque ghost, she wears all white with long black hair that covers her face.

Couch Ghost – Supporting
ANY GENDER All Ethnicities 18-25
A childlike ghost that just wants to watch tv and play video games. Never really knows what’s going on. Wears a black garbage bag with only their socked feet visible.

Handsome Man – Background
MALE All Ethnicities 20-35
A nice man Harper sees leaving Finley’s apartment in the morning.

BOTH HANDS

Directed By: Nathaniel Blauwkamp

Genre: Action/Crime

A Secret Agent has to recover a briefcase for his agency, but his dad shows up and changes everything.

Number of Principal Characters: 2

Harry Callahan – Lead
MALE White 20-30
Harry is a calm, yet easily flustered, organized, task-driven young man in his mid twenties, with a medium build.

Hank Callahan – Lead
MALE White 40-60
Hank Callahan is a callous, humorous, arrogant, and sadistic father in his mid 40’s-50’s, with a medium to large build.

CAN’T STOP WON’T STOP

Directed By: Tiye Cole

Genre: Drama, Comedy

What if there was video footage of the CIA meeting that led to crack being imported crack into the black community?

Number of Principal Characters: 6

Putney Berger – Lead
MALE Black 25-35
A self hating black man who is hell bent with destroying his community.



Mantan Hoover – Supporting
MALE Black 20-35
He is Putney’s lap dog who is a servant to his bosses wishes.

Beth Shuckington – Supporting
FEMALE Black or Hispanic 20-35
The lone female member of the group who has a personal reason for her wanting to help with this plan.

Klondike Jefferson – Supporting
MALE Black 20-35
He is a loyal component to the scheme at hand and himself only he feels that any thing but having to go back to his hometown is a good enough reason to put his all into the program.



William Ho’Neal – Supporting
MALE Black 25-35
He is one of the characters that pushes back on the ideas of his superior.



Inner City Thug – Supporting
MALE Black 25-40
He is the unfortunate victim of The CIA who is used as a test subject for all to see.

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