Strangers
Short Film
Non Union
Logline: A subway altercation jolts an arranged newlywed couple into unexpected intimacy. STRANGERS is a short film written and directed by Karishma Dev Dube, set to shoot in New York City in July 2026. The film is the recipient of the 2025 Through Her Lens Program, produced with the support of Tribeca Enterprises and CHANEL. Selected from over 600 invited and recommended filmmakers, Strangers was one of five projects pitched to the jury and will receive full financing and production support from Tribeca Studios. Strangers marks Karishma’s follow-up to BITTU, which was shortlisted for the 93rd Academy Awards and received a Student Academy Award and the DGA Student Film Award, among other honors. The short serves as an elevated proof of concept for her debut feature of the same title, which participated in the 2025 Sundance Labs and received the 2025 SFFILM Screenwriting Grant.
Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
05/05/2026
Man, 20-30, Indian American (first-gen, New Yorker). Fast-talking, decisive, with a strong New York edge. Jackson is used to being in charge. He’s much younger than Ronny, but also his boss and relative, and he leans into that power. Can be dismissive, his humor often lands as a put-down, a quality ... [See More]
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Short Film
$249/day
Woman, Non-Binary Pe...
Gender:
Woman, Non-Binary Person
Philadelphia
35 - 45
Non Union
Short Film
Submissions Due:
05/05/2026
Woman or Non-Binary Person, Ages 35-45, Indian. Lived-in New York accent. Androgynous, warm, and steady. Golden has a calm, grounded presence, someone people trust immediately. Kind-eyed, observant, and rarely rushed. A longtime co-worker to Ronny and Jackson, she’s the glue of the workplace. A jack... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
05/05/2026
Male, 30-40, Indian. Ronny was raised in India and has a learned American cadence from ~10 years in the U.S.). Soft-spoken, observant, unassuming. Ronny has built a quiet life in New York, it is more about getting by and blending into the city than truly belonging. Desire doesn’t come easily or loud... [See More]
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Short Film
$249/day
Woman, Non-Binary Pe...
Gender:
Woman, Non-Binary Person
Philadelphia
25 - 35
Non Union
Short Film
Submissions Due:
05/05/2026
Female, 25-35, Indian. Born and raised in India, educated in private English schools. Much of Tara’s confident, polished, cultured exterior is shaped by her family’s public-facing life back home. Now a grad student in NYC, she has a striking presence: an androgynous edge, effortless style, she is us... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
05/05/2026
Female, 35-40, White, American. A successful, openly gay artist in NYC. Her queerness feels lived-in rather than performative. Composed, quietly intense: Maya is someone who observes more than she speaks, maintaining a calm, steady presence. Her affair with Tara, a much younger, more extroverted art... [See More]
More Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
05/05/2026
Man, 20-30, Indian American (first-gen, New Yorker). Fast-talking, decisive, with a strong New York edge. Jackson is used to being in charge. He’s much younger than Ronny, but also his boss and relative, and he leans into that power. Can be dismissive, his humor often lands as a put-down, a quality ... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
05/05/2026
Woman or Non-Binary Person, Ages 35-45, Indian. Lived-in New York accent. Androgynous, warm, and steady. Golden has a calm, grounded presence, someone people trust immediately. Kind-eyed, observant, and rarely rushed. A longtime co-worker to Ronny and Jackson, she’s the glue of the workplace. A jack... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
05/05/2026
Male, 30-40, Indian. Ronny was raised in India and has a learned American cadence from ~10 years in the U.S.). Soft-spoken, observant, unassuming. Ronny has built a quiet life in New York, it is more about getting by and blending into the city than truly belonging. Desire doesn’t come easily or loud... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
05/05/2026
Female, 25-35, Indian. Born and raised in India, educated in private English schools. Much of Tara’s confident, polished, cultured exterior is shaped by her family’s public-facing life back home. Now a grad student in NYC, she has a striking presence: an androgynous edge, effortless style, she is us... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
05/05/2026
Female, 35-40, White, American. A successful, openly gay artist in NYC. Her queerness feels lived-in rather than performative. Composed, quietly intense: Maya is someone who observes more than she speaks, maintaining a calm, steady presence. Her affair with Tara, a much younger, more extroverted art... [See More]
