**Please note, if a character breakdown lists nudity as a requirement and you are not comfortable with this, then please do not apply for that role.**

Payment for most roles is lo/no/deferred. You will receive copy, credit, transport and meals. We are in the process of seeking additional financing so we can hopefully be able to pay our actors at least reasonable rates for their time. Please keep in mind we’re all working pro bono right now in an effort to put as much of our limited budget on screen, so if your primary goal is monetary this project probably isn’t for you.

Our production team members have worked on many projects over the last 10 years, including features, shorts and music videos. You can check out trailers for a couple of past and present collaborations at the following sites…

deadsucks.com

americancarny.com

CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS:

1.  Male (lead) / 30-35 yrs. / Caucasian.
TOM: Husband to Lily and father to Katie, despite his somewhat idyllic life and his great love for his family, he feels stagnant and unfulfilled in his job, his marriage and his waning friendship with his once best friend Dan. Role requires some nudity, simulated sex and depiction of violence.

2.  Male (lead) / 30-35 yrs. / Caucasian.
DAN: Tom’s best friend since childhood. He is desperately trying to hang onto their friendship and his memories of happier times any way he can. Role requires some nudity, simulated sex and depiction of violence.

3.  Female (supporting lead) / 25-30 yrs. / Caucasian.
LILY: Mother to Katie and wife to Tom, she finds herself increasingly distanced from her husband and struggles to maintain a family balance that is shifting steadily out of her control. Role requires some nudity, simulated sex and depiction of violence.

4.  Female (supporting lead) / 30-40 yrs. / Any Ethnicity.
SALLY: A waitress at the diner Tom & Dan go to regularly for lunch, she’s been around the block, but lost none of her charm. Role requires some nudity, simulated sex, and depictions of graphic violence.

5.  Female (supporting) / 20-25yrs. / Any Ethnicity.
EVE: Sarcastic, punkish waitress at the diner that Tom & Dan frequent. Tattoos and piercings welcome;)

6.  Female (supporting) / 6-10 yrs. / Caucasian.
KATIE: Tom & Lily’s daughter, she is a sweet, energetic little ball of excitement and curiosity who loves to play with dogs and adores her father. Role requires some minimal depiction of violence (using makeup, props/wardrobe - implied violence only).

Auditions dates are TBA, and we will contact you with details if we’re interested in having you come in. To submit yourself for consideration please email us with a digital copy of your headshot and resume (please keep attachments down to 1MB max) or by snail mail at…

BiFF JUGGERNAUT Productions
442-D Lorimer Street, #229
Brooklyn, NY 11206
USA

For your convenience please also see our casting notices on Mandy & NYCastings.com.

Look forward to hearing from you!

The “Dead Sucks” short introduces Burt, a wayward vampire with a messy past, an uncertain future and a disproportionate need for sleep. Rejected by both humans and his own kind, he searches to find his place in a world where the only thing that sucks more than being alive is being dead.

Myself and some of the cast/crew plan to be in attendance. I’m especially psyched to be sharing the day with the director Adam Rifkin who will be presenting his new film as well as the cult classic “The Dark Backward” in the evening.

Also, I’d like to mention that many collaborators from “Dead Sucks” and our prior horror anthology “LovecraCked! The Movie” will be screening new shorts in the same program, most of which I have had the pleasure of seeing already, and trust me when I say they are all very much worth checking out. Look for “Heading Home” by Jane Rose, “A Clown Carol” by Brian Bernhard, “Cottonmouth” by Chris Garetano, and “Even” by Ben Jurin.

Check out a trailer for the Backseat Film Festival ‘09. See if you can figure out which clips are from “Dead Sucks”…

2009 Backseat Film Fest Trailer

SCREENING INFO:

Sat, March 14th - 4pm
Part of ‘Shorts Program III’
The Backseat Theater
941 Front Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Tix
Map
Festival Site

That’s all for now. Stay tuned for more news on “Dead Sucks” and other projects in the works, and don’t be a stranger. Hope to see some of you this Sat in Philly’s Backseat!

-Elias

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Normally posts on this blog tend to be about our film and related media projects, but today I feel compelled to be one of the many thousands of voices that’s reminding you to go out and vote for our next president. This is an important election for our good ol’ US of A, and probably one of the most important elections many of us will vote in, so do your duty and get out and vote!

-Elias