Older actor (m/d) to play the role of “Grandfather” in the student short film “LIMBU”

We are looking for a male actor between the ages of 65 and 85 to play the grandfather—referred to as “Grandpa” in the script—in our student short film “LIMBU.”

More details about the plot:

Logline

After a fatal accident, a young man finds himself in limbo (the waiting area between heaven and hell), where he meets his deceased grandfather and learns his great secret.

Optional second sentence: With the help of a devilish mediator, the grandfather confronts his past, and his nephew returns to Earth.

Synopsis

At the beginning, the planets of the solar system are seen motionless in space. Then they begin to orbit in their paths, while a voicemail from the mother is heard: The grandfather’s funeral is over, and Limbu should drive carefully. A car accident occurs. The planets come to a stop in a perfect line. Limbu awakens in

a white, empty environment. There, he encounters his deceased grandfather. Sitting at a table, Grandpa is forced by a diabolical figure named Stopheles to eat dust. This dust symbolizes Grandpa’s remorse. In an intense conversation, Limbu learns that Grandpa once lost a bet: In a time without social freedoms, he married a woman even though he was actually gay. Grandma knew about it, and both had made their peace with it. Nevertheless, Grandpa carried his remorse with him to the grave. When Limbu angrily confronts him, an open conflict erupts between the two, ending in mutual forgiveness. Stopheles, who oscillates between cynicism and empathy, interrupts the conversation in the interlude with a few verses about trusting in fate. Finally, Grandpa wants to sacrifice himself and go to hell in Limbu’s place. But thanks to a once-in-a-lifetime cosmic event—the perfectly aligned planets—Limbu is allowed to return to Earth. In a final embrace, Grandpa encourages his grandson to freely explore and live out his own identity. As they part, Stopheles reveals that hell doesn’t actually exist, and, laughing, pushes Limbu through a doorframe back into life. The film ends: Limbu opens his eyes on a stretcher, surrounded by blue lights. He is alive.

If you’re interested, we’d be happy to send you the screenplay and project portfolio!

Requirements

• Experience in intimate theater or psychological drama is a plus

• Experience on a film set is a plus

• Good German

What we need from you

• Last name, first name, etc.

• Self-tape of the relevant scene from the screenplay

(For Grandpa: From the end of page 5—“I lost the bet”—to page 7—“It wasn’t my fault. We didn’t have the freedoms we have today! Be glad, boy!” See the script in the project folder. Read only Grandpa’s lines, imagining the person across from you.)

• Body measurements for costumes

• Availability information (to determine the shooting schedule)

We look forward to a fun and successful collaboration!

Contact: Luis

Grandpa (Limbu's grandfather)

• Age range: 70–90 years

• Player age: 65–85 years

• Gender: male

Character: Grandpa is the grandfather of the protagonist, Limbu. The two meet in limbo, a white void, where Grandpa reveals his big secret to Limbu. Grandpa is gay, but he lived in a time when that wasn’t yet accepted. He is haunted by remorse and the feeling that he withheld an important detail about his identity from his family. He is a good man who loves his grandson. Grandpa has a lot of lines and is essentially the story’s second protagonist.