Granada-Based Actress for Lead Role

Actress is needed in Granada, Spain.

This casting call is for a movie that will be shot next summer (June 2024). Seeking a Spain-based actress to play the queen of the genies in a low-budget, independent feature film. Must be able to speak and read fluent English, as well as Arabic. Must be accessional at improvisation, song, and dance. Ability to play musical instruments preferred.

I am an independent filmmaker living in the United States. I have always had a lifelong love of Middle-Eastern culture. In particular, I have always been intrigued by the tales of genies in The Thousand and One Nights.

Next summer (June 2024), I am planning on taking a trip to Granada. I plan to film my trip as a documentary. I would like to hire an actress to play a fictional character who would act as my tour guide. She would be playing a djinn who is in human form. She would have lines and a story arc. I can pay $100 USD for this role for several days of filming. This movie will be about 90 minutes long, which many improvised scenes.

The script is written in English. It involves scenes with Arabic song and dance.

ROLE: Maridia, the lost queen of the djinn folk. Wise, regal, graceful, ethereal, benevolent, curious, occasionally angry. Weighed down by the responsibility she has as the last genie left in the world. Dies tragically at the end of the movie. Costume will consist of a blue royal blue robe.

CHARACTER ARC: Maridia is on a journey into the center of the desert to preform a spell that will restore magic to the world. In this movie, magic is dying due to the rise of human technology. The only way for Maridia to preserve what magic is left is to preform a powerful spell that will drain her of all her life force. Maridia knows that by doing this, she is sacrificing her own life.

Maridia preforms most of her magic through song and dance. At the end of the movie, Maridia preforms an elaborate dance in the center of the desert. When she does this, she withers and fades away.

I will be filming this movie on a high-end iphone with a camera that shoots in 8K footage.

This movie will be submitted to various international film festivals.

In what capacity are you hiring?
As an individual for a personal project

Where are you in the hiring process?
I’m likely to make a paid hire

Would you like to state a preference for hiring from underrepresented group(s)?
No preference

Where did you find Twine?
Google

Is this an independent one off job, or part of a larger project?
Single job with no follow up work

For what period of time will the freelancer be needed?
Best part of a week

What freelancer experience level is needed? (per hour)
Amateur: Up to $10, Beginner: $10-25, Junior: $25-35