EXPIRES: April 13, 2025

Seeking Talents for 'The Initiation' Student Film

Acting
Description

Logline:
A talented but overlooked Black film student is invited to join an elite campus film crew —only to uncover a dark legacy of stolen work, buried voices, and sinister traditions.
Synopsis:

Jalen Carter, a gifted filmmaker from Chicago, is finally noticed by the prestigious (and mostly white) Golden Reel film crew. But their secretive “initiation” quickly turns into a twisted game, exposing a legacy of exploitation and silenced Black artists. As Jalen unearths the truth, he must choose between exposing the system or becoming its next victim.

5 Project roles
Ethan
Male, Female.
18
-
25.
White / Caucasian, African-American.
Ethan Banks is a senior at the elite film school—and one of the founding members of The Golden Reel, the school’s secret society known for “choosing” who succeeds in Hollywood before they ever graduate. Outwardly, Ethan is charming, welcoming, and impossibly cool. He knows how to light up a room, how to say the right thing at the right time, and how to make people feel seen. But underneath the friendly smile lies a master manipulator who uses power like a chess board.
Application deadline closed.
Liz
18
-
23.
Liv is a camera-wielding wild card. She's effortlessly edgy, always filming everything on her vintage camcorder. On the surface, she seems like a quirky, artsy student in an elite college film program—but there's something darker behind her eyes. She plays innocent, but knows exactly what she's doing. She's part of a prestigious student film crew that recruits new members in… unconventional ways. Liv is mysterious, sharp-tongued, seductive when she wants to be, and can turn cold in an instant.
Application deadline closed.
Jalen
18
-
25.
Jalen Carter is a 21-year-old film student from the South Side of Chicago. He's the type of guy who wears his drive like armor. Growing up, he used his camera to tell the stories no one else would. He’s talented—raw, real, and determined to succeed without compromising who he is. But in a world where legacy often overshadows talent, he finds himself caught between fitting in and standing out.
Application deadline closed.
Dean Maxine
18
-
25.
Dean Maxine is the calm in the center of the storm—poised, respected, and unshakably in control. She has run the film school for over a decade and guards its legacy like a fortress. Her demeanor is warm on the surface, but there’s a quiet intensity beneath—she knows more than she lets on and always stays ten steps ahead.
Application deadline closed.
Mason
18
-
25.
Mason is the crew’s quiet enforcer—a cold, intimidating figure who rarely speaks, but his presence commands attention. He’s the one behind the wheel when the games begin, and the last person you want watching from the shadows. Stoic, calculating, and loyal to the elite Golden Reel crew, Mason is the muscle beneath the charm. While Ethan baits and mocks with a smirk, Mason delivers the silent threats that linger long after the laughter fades.
Application deadline closed.