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: Greater Seattle area

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

    • LEADS $150/day, $25/hour rehearsal

      • FILMING:

        • 4 days guaranteed, August 22-25

        • 5-6 days estimated in October 2025

    • SUPPORTING $100/day, $25/hour rehearsal

      • FILMING:

        • 4 days guaranteed, August 22-25

        • possibly 1 day in October 2025

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

  • SFX MAKEUP: blood

  • INTIMACY: no kissing, no nudity... affectionate hugs, maybe forehead touching, hand holding

CHARACTERs

  • William Cain “Will” - ROLE IS CAST

    • Lead

    • 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 Socially withdrawn, he prefers to observe from a distance to direct interaction.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” - ROLE IS CAST

    • Lead

    • 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

    • Male (mid-30’s-mid 40’s)

    • Loving, thoughtful, romantic, ideal partner.

AUDITION PROCESS

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

SELF-TAPE INSTRUCTIONS:

  • SLATE at the beginning

    • Full name, the city and state where you live, your height, and role you are reading for... "Clark Kent, Seattle, WA, 5’11’ reading for Michael"

    • Full body (profile and side view)

  • 1 take of scene (framing is waist up)

  • Send an email to casting@fivedaggerfilms.com 

    • SUBJECT: Self-tape Audition for Michael

    • UNLISTED link (YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive, Dropbox) including slate and scenes

    • Deadline to submit is Sunday, August 3rd, 11:59pm