Production title: BRUTAL
Union / Non-Union: Non-Union
Production Type: Independent  / student
Project length: Short Film (10 minutes)
Project format: 16:9 HD
Posted on: Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Production location: CLEVELAND/SURROUNDING SUBURBS
Production Company: Ohio Media School Film Emphasis Student Project
Director: Johnnie Dent Jr.
Audition Location: 9885 Rockside Rd #160, Valley View, OH 44125

Video submissions welcome 

 
Shooting Location: Cleveland, Valley View
Email: candentmedia@workmail.com
Compensation: Credit, Copy, and Meals

KEY DATES

Auditions:
Jan 21, 2020 10:30 AM– 2:30 PM

Jan 21, 2020   4:00 PM– 7:00 PM
Jan 22, 2020 10:30 AM –2:30 PM

Jan 22, 2020   4:00 PM –7:00 PM

(Please note all auditions will be given a specific time within this window)
 

Call Backs: Jan 20, 2020 6:00 – 9:00 PM 
Shooting Starts: Jan 27, 2020
Shooting Ends:   Feb 09, 2020

Synopsis:
Colors meets Buried. Police officers are facing pending charges for the brutal beating and death of an unarmed Black male who was an honor student. Prejudiced police officer Strobeck is kidnapped and forced into judgement by a vengeful community.  Will the sentence be death? 

Character BIOS

[STROBECK] [GENDER: MALE] [AGE: 20-35]

An unsympathetic white police officer who has been on the Force for 3 years. He is also a newlywed with one child and a pregnant wife. 

[RICHTER] [AGE: 40-60]

Retired progressive white police officer who works part-time at Becker’s Grocery.

[ASANTA] GENDER: FEMALE] AGE: 40-60]

Black woman whose fiancé was killed on a turnpike. Extremely impatient and tendency to be loud. Severely troubled background with law enforcement. 

[SAMARIA] GENDER: FEMALE] AGE: 35-45]

Mother whose teenage son was killed playing with a toy handgun outside a school. Dislikes injustice along with police and political coverups. Wants a better society. 

[MAMIE] GENDER: FEMALE] AGE: 40-60]

Teenage son killed by white supremacists. Abducted from home at night. Has no trust for society, Temperamental yet soft spoken.