GOOD COPS MUSIC VIDEO - OPEN CASTING
Greetings! I am shooting my next music video, and I want you to be in it. If you've ever dreamed of acting or giving the system a giant middle finger, this is your chance. Represent for the community!
###PRODUCTION INFORMATION
"Good Cops" is the sequel to the viral hit Call the Cops. It examines systemic police corruption by showing a series of vignettes based on true stories.
SHOOTING IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
NON-UNION / NON-PAID
We Are Casting These Roles
BAD COP
Role Type: Lead
Gender: Male
Age Range: 18+
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Media required from applicants: Headshot/Photo
Role Description: You are a corrupt police officer. You do vile things. Everyone knows it. But you get away with it because other cops protect you.
PROSTITUTE
Role Type: Supporting
Gender: Female
Age Range: 18+
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Media required from applicants: Headshot/Photo
Requires Nudity?: Yes
Role Description: You are a sex worker that is being exploited by the police. You sleep with them and they protect you. Your role has a stripping scene and simulated sex scenes. Your role is based on the real life scandal taking place in Oakland.
UNION REP
Role Type: Supporting
Gender: Males & Females
Age Range: 18+
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Media required from applicants: Headshot/Photo
Role Description: You are a police union rep. You protect police officers from prosecution, even if you know they are wrong. You are ruthless bureaucrat with no soul and you don't care who gets hurt, as long as it's not one of your own.
WOMAN IN PARK
Role Type: Supporting
Gender: Female
Age Range: 18+
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Media required from applicants: Headshot/Photo
Role Description: You are a woman who is assaulted by a police officer in the park. Your role is inspired by a real life incident involving the CHP.
STOP AND FRISK VICTIM #1
Role Type: Supporting
Gender: Male
Age Range: 18+
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Media required from applicants: Headshot/Photo
Role Description: You are illegally stopped by a cop, searched for no reason, and then robbed. Your role is based primarily on incidents resulting from the stop and frisk policy of the NYPD.
STOP AND FRISK VICTIM #2
Role Type: Supporting
Gender: Males & Females
Age Range: 18+
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Media required from applicants: Headshot/Photo
Role Description: You are illegally stopped by a cop and searched. You see the cop search and rob your friend. Your role is based primarily on incidents resulting from the stop and frisk policy of the NYPD.
STOP AND FRISK VIDEOGRAPHER
Role Type: Supporting
Gender: Males & Females
Age Range: 18+
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Media required from applicants: Headshot/Photo
Role Description: You witness a police officer stopping and frisking two people for no reason. You start to record video on your cell phone. The police officer sees you and destroys your phone. Your role is based primarily on incidents resulting from the stop and frisk policy of the NYPD and the incident with the US Marshalls.
CPS MOTHER
Role Type: Supporting
Gender: Female
Age Range: 18+
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Media required from applicants: Headshot/Photo
Role Description: You are a mother who loves her child, and CPS has come to take your child away from you by force. Your role is based on the CPS incident that took place in Sacramento.
CPS FATHER
Role Type: Supporting
Gender: Male
Age Range: 18+
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Media required from applicants: Headshot/Photo
Role Description: You are the loving father of a child, and CPS has come to take your child away from you. When you resist, you are forcefully restrained by a police officer. Your role is based on the CPS incident that took place in Sacramento.
CPS CHILD
Role Type: Supporting
Gender: N/A
Age Range: 0-5
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Media required from applicants: Headshot/Photo
Role Description: This role is for a child who will be removed from her parents by CPS. Your role is based on the CPS incident that took place in Sacramento.
CANCER PATIENT
Role Type: Supporting
Gender: N/A
Age Range: 18+
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Media required from applicants: Headshot/Photo
Role Description: You are a cancer patient who self medicates with Marijuana. You are arrested and your drugs are stolen by police. Your role is based on numerous arrests involving the use of medical marijuana.
HOMELESS PERSON
Role Type: Supporting
Gender: N/A
Age Range: 18+
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Media required from applicants: Headshot/Photo
Role Description: You are a homeless person living in a makeshift tent. The police come and destroy it. Your role is based on numerous real life incidents of police abusing the homeless and destroying shelters.
INNOCENT SHOOTING VICTIM
Role Type: Supporting
Gender: Male
Age Range: 18+
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Media required from applicants: Headshot/Photo
Role Description: You are the innocent victim of a police shooting. You are shot while carrying a gun that turns out not to be a gun. Your role is based on the Charles Kinsey incident.