Papers
Short Film
Non Union
Abbas and Emi are two college students who've gotten hastily married to prevent Abbas' deportation. During their USCIS interview, they obscure their relationship's complexities, but flashbacks reveal the truth behind their pre-planned interview answers. PAPERS is a story about love under the pressures of bureaucracy.
Roles For This Project
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Short Film
LEAD $700 flat (3 da...
Role Rate:
LEAD $700 flat (3 days)
Man
Los Angeles
21 - 25
Non Union
Short Film
Submissions Due:
03/02/2026
ABBAS 20s to play college-age; Persian; Iranian preferred, but open to other nationalities; man. A pre-med student whose visa recently expired. To avoid deportation, he marries Emi, whom he has a complicated relationship with. Has a hard time expressing his feelings. Doesn't like making promises he... [See More]
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Short Film
LEAD $700 flat (3 da...
Role Rate:
LEAD $700 flat (3 days)
Woman
Los Angeles
21 - 25
Non Union
Short Film
Submissions Due:
03/02/2026
20s to play college-age; Asian American, can be mixed; woman. Marries her friend/roommate/sort-of-ex Abbas to prevent him from getting deported back to Iran. They attend the same college. Emi is passionate and headstrong, and approaches love with a little too much hope. 2nd generation American (emph... [See More]
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Short Film
DAY PLAYER $200 flat...
Role Rate:
DAY PLAYER $200 flat (1 day)
Man
Los Angeles
40 - 60
Non Union
Short Film
Submissions Due:
03/02/2026
40 to 60 years old; White; man. An embodiment of American bureaucracy. Conducts Abbas & Emi's USCIS interview. Though he treats it like any other, the couple finds him to be intimidating. We will never see his face, but his voice and presence command the room.
More Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
03/02/2026
ABBAS 20s to play college-age; Persian; Iranian preferred, but open to other nationalities; man. A pre-med student whose visa recently expired. To avoid deportation, he marries Emi, whom he has a complicated relationship with. Has a hard time expressing his feelings. Doesn't like making promises he... [See More]
-
Submissions Due:
03/02/2026
20s to play college-age; Asian American, can be mixed; woman. Marries her friend/roommate/sort-of-ex Abbas to prevent him from getting deported back to Iran. They attend the same college. Emi is passionate and headstrong, and approaches love with a little too much hope. 2nd generation American (emph... [See More]
-
Short Film
DAY PLAYER $200 flat...
Role Rate:
DAY PLAYER $200 flat (1 day)
Los Angeles
Non Union
Submissions Due:
03/02/2026
40 to 60 years old; White; man. An embodiment of American bureaucracy. Conducts Abbas & Emi's USCIS interview. Though he treats it like any other, the couple finds him to be intimidating. We will never see his face, but his voice and presence command the room.
