ANTHOLOGY SERIES: PILOT EPISODE

Open Call 2025

PRODUCTION DETAILS

  • STORY: A grieving man desperate to reunite with his beloved turns to an ancient relic promising to connect them in the afterlife, but he gets more than he bargained for.

  • DIRECTOR: Augie Pagan

  • FORMAT: Pilot for episodic series  

  • LENGTH: 15 minutes  

  • GENRE: Supernatural Horror

  • USAGE: Film Festival Submissions, Streaming, 5DF Media

  • UNION STATUS: Non-Union

  • FILMING LOCATIONS: TBD (likely Greater Seattle area)

  • FILMING DATES: July and Oct 2025

  • REHEARSALS: June-Oct 2025

  • COMPENSATION: (meals provided, breaks following union model)

    • LEAD $150/shoot day, $25/hour rehearsal

    • SUPPORTING $150 flat rate, $25/hour rehearsal

  • STUNTS: short hand-to-hand sequence using prop weapon

CHARACTERs

  • William Cain “Will”

    • Lead

      • FILMING: 1 day in July, 4 days in Oct

      • REHEARSALS: TBD June-Oct

    • Male (late 30’s-early 40’s)

    • Calculating, obsessive, and eerily patient. William is a master at rationalizing his actions convincing himself that his intrusions are justified. He’s charming when needed but his charisma masks a deep-seeded need for control. Socially withdrawn, he prefers to observe from a distance to direct interaction.

  • Madeline Foster “Maddy”

    • Lead

      • FILMING: 1 day in July, 3 days in Oct

      • REHEARSALS: TBD June-Oct

    • Female (early-mid 30’s)

    • Maddy has a softness that makes people underestimate her—warm eyes, an easy smile, and emotionally intuitive. She has the uncanny ability to make others feel seen without judgment. Trusting and curious yet practical and quick thinking, Maddy is a force you never saw coming.

  • “Michael”

    • Supporting

      • FILMING: 1 day in July

      • REHEARSALS: TBD June-July

    • Male (mid-late 30’s)

    • Loving, thoughtful, romantic, ideal partner.

AUDITION PROCESS

The first step is to request sides.

  1. REQUEST SIDES: Send an email to casting@fivedaggerfilms.com with the role you are interested in playing, your headshot, resume/reel.

  2. FIRST ROUND: Self-tape

    • SELF-TAPE DEADLINE: Friday, May 23rd, 11:59pm

    • SELF-TAPE FORMAT: UNLISTED link (YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive, Dropbox)

  3. CALLBACKS:

    • DATE: Saturday, May 31st

    • LOCATION: TBD