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The Show

Short Film Non Union
Los Angeles
Synopsis:

Genre: Art-House Drama Tone: Intimate, restrained, psychologically subtle Logline: In a weathered industrial studio, a veteran painter and her gifted young protégé drift from mentorship to rivalry, forcing each to confront the cost of ambition and the question at the heart of all art: What do I have to say?

Roles For This Project

  • Short Film
    $125 per day Woman Los Angeles 71 - 85 Non Union Short Film
    Submissions Due: 04/02/2026

    A seasoned gallerist. Direct, perceptive, and unsentimental. She speaks plainly and sees through pretension quickly. Betty holds authority quietly and should feel grounded and pragmatic rather than theatrical.

  • Short Film
    $200 per day Woman Los Angeles 53 - 67 Non Union Short Film
    Submissions Due: 04/02/2026

    A respected abstract painter with decades of critical success behind her. Elegant, composed, and intellectually formidable. Ingrid carries authority effortlessly with the kind of presence that shapes a room without trying. Beneath her poise is a growing unease: the quiet fear that her work may no l... [See More]

  • Short Film
    $200 per day Woman Los Angeles 25 - 32 Non Union Short Film
    Submissions Due: 04/02/2026

    An emerging painter invited into the orbit of a renowned artist. Observant, thoughtful, and quietly ambitious. Serena is serious about her work and determined to be taken seriously, but she is still discovering what her voice might be. At first she approaches Ingrid with admiration and humility. As... [See More]

  • Short Film
    $125 per day Man Los Angeles 30 - 39 Non Union Short Film
    Submissions Due: 04/02/2026

    An ambitious young gallerist. Intelligent, commercially savvy, and strategic. Ivan understands how the contemporary art world operates and moves through it with confidence. His forward-driving energy contrasts with Ingrid’s more reflective and restrained world.

  • Short Film
    $125 per day Man Los Angeles 41 - 59 Non Union Short Film
    Submissions Due: 04/02/2026

    A curator and longtime friend of Ingrid’s. Thoughtful and perceptive. He respects Ingrid deeply but senses that her work may have plateaued. His interest in Serena stems from a belief that her work feels urgent and new.

  • Short Film
    $125 per day Man Los Angeles 51 - 69 Non Union Short Film
    Submissions Due: 04/02/2026

    Department chair and former painter. Charming, distracted, and faintly entitled in a way that feels familiar within academia.

Project Details

Project Notes

Production Details Location: Los Angeles Shoot Dates: June 2-7, 2026 Format: Shot on 16mm Kodak film Union and Non-Union performers welcome Written and Directed by Karen Dee Carpenter Produced by Alex Ringier and Tom Hommel Cinematography by Henryk Cymerman

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