'N-Word'
Short Video
Non Union
Los Angeles
"A high school senior's philosophical assertion—that racism exists only in the mind—ignites a firestorm that tests his relationships, his community, and ultimately himself, in this short film about the violence of language and the cost of ideas." --- We are seeking three committed young actors for a Seed & Spark crowdfunding campaign trailer for the short film: N-WORD — a 16-page live-action narrative written, directed, and produced by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Charles Little II. The trailer is the film's public face and primary crowdfunding instrument: a precisely scripted, cinematic piece that introduces audiences to these three characters, their world, and the stakes of the story. The scenes that we'll be shooting for this will include all three actors in walk-n-talk sequence. Plenty of story to tell with the eyes as much as with the dialogue.
Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
06/05/2026
Female, Caucasian, 18–22, she's a nerdy rebel. The glasses don't help. Sharp, fearless, genuinely in love with Mello and genuinely furious at him — sometimes at the same time. Her family's history of persecution creates a parallel and complicating counterpoint to Mello's argument. She gives as good ... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
06/05/2026
Male, Black/Brown, 18–24, Athletic, wide-eyed, loyal. Ace is the gut-check — he loves Mello but thinks he's dead wrong, and he's not quiet about it. High comedic energy with real emotional grounding underneath. The weed keeps Ace from ever really getting too visibally worked up about things, at le... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
06/05/2026
The scene's center of gravity — an 18-year-old high school senior who has arrived, through his own reasoning, at the conviction that racism is a concept that exists only in the mind. He is not a provocateur. He is a true believer, and that is what makes him dangerous. Baby-faced and outspoken, he we... [See More]
Roles For This Project
-
Submissions Due:
06/05/2026
Female, Caucasian, 18–22, she's a nerdy rebel. The glasses don't help. Sharp, fearless, genuinely in love with Mello and genuinely furious at him — sometimes at the same time. Her family's history of persecution creates a parallel and complicating counterpoint to Mello's argument. She gives as good ... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
06/05/2026
Male, Black/Brown, 18–24, Athletic, wide-eyed, loyal. Ace is the gut-check — he loves Mello but thinks he's dead wrong, and he's not quiet about it. High comedic energy with real emotional grounding underneath. The weed keeps Ace from ever really getting too visibally worked up about things, at le... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
06/05/2026
The scene's center of gravity — an 18-year-old high school senior who has arrived, through his own reasoning, at the conviction that racism is a concept that exists only in the mind. He is not a provocateur. He is a true believer, and that is what makes him dangerous. Baby-faced and outspoken, he we... [See More]
