We are loo­king for three crea­ti­ve col­la­bo­ra­tors to join the team for our dia­lo­gue-dri­ven, emo­tio­nal­ly inti­ma­te short film Ver­mis­sung ist da. The film is a cham­ber pie­ce explo­ring memo­ry, siblings, and the invi­si­ble emo­tio­nal archi­tec­tu­re of a fami­ly home.

1) Set Desi­gner /​ Pro­duc­tion Desi­gner

We need someone with a strong sen­se for cha­rac­ter-dri­ven spaces and subt­le visu­al sto­rytel­ling. The film takes place enti­re­ly insi­de an older woman’s apart­ment — slight­ly aged, eclec­tic, car­ry­ing traces of a life lived.

The exis­ting loca­ti­on alre­a­dy includes wild red tones in the walls and fur­ni­tu­re, as well as mixed, mis­mat­ched, but emo­tio­nal­ly char­ged objects. We will start from that and build upon it with stran­ge, poe­tic, slight­ly unsett­ling tou­ch­es in the decor. We want to lean into the imper­fec­tions of the flat to high­light the­mes of memo­ry, inhe­ri­ted cha­os, and emo­tio­nal resi­due.

Gre­at for someone who wants to prac­ti­ce atmo­sphe­ric world-buil­ding on a small bud­get.

2) Cos­tu­me & Make­up (can be two sepa­ra­te roles or one com­bi­ned)

Work with two cha­rac­ters, siblings in their late 20s/​early 30s, both emo­tio­nal­ly loa­ded but res­trai­ned in expres­si­on, as well as with the ward­ro­be of their recent­ly pas­sed mother. Includes work with:

- Sto­ry-first cos­tu­me design
– Tex­tures, muted palet­tes, lived-in clot­hing
– A clean, subt­le make­up approach that enhan­ces emo­tio­nal rea­lism rather than sty­li­zes

Gre­at oppor­tu­ni­ty for someone inte­res­ted in per­for­mance-dri­ven films and mini­ma­list aes­the­tics.

3) 1st Came­ra Assistant /​ Focus Pul­ler

We’re shoo­ting both sta­tic and moving images — pre­cis­i­on in focus and the adja­cent details are cru­cial. We’re loo­king for someone con­fi­dent with:

- Pul­ling focus during per­for­mance-hea­vy dia­lo­gue
– Sup­port­ing a small, agi­le came­ra team
– Stay­ing sharp during long takes with emo­tio­nal weight

If you’re inte­res­ted, plea­se send an email to vermissungistda@​gmail.​com with a Sub­ject: “Ver­mis­sung ist da: Role Descrip­ti­on” with a short intro­duc­tion, any pre­vious work and your avai­la­bi­li­ty for the shoot days (17/​18 Janu­ary 2026)

We’d love to hear from you — let’s make some­thing small, inten­se, and beau­tiful. 🎬

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Ber­lin-based film­ma­ker see­king a male Ger­man actor (30s, flu­ent Eng­lish) for lead sup­port­ing role.
I’m deve­lo­ping a 10–11 minu­te short film titled I’m Maya; a dark­ly humo­rous cha­rac­ter stu­dy about a modern Tur­ki­sh immi­grant woman in Ber­lin who loses access to her social media and slow­ly unra­vels try­ing to pro­ve her iden­ti­ty.

The Role:
You’d play Maya’s boy­fri­end; well-mea­ning but emo­tio­nal­ly dis­con­nec­ted. He tri­es to sup­port her cri­sis but can’t ful­ly grasp her dis­pla­ce­ment. Loo­king for natu­ral, under­sta­ted per­for­mance with strong impro­vi­sa­ti­on skills.

Requi­re­ments:
‑Male, 30s
‑Flu­ent Ger­man (nati­ve pre­fer­red)
‑Conversational/​fluent Eng­lish
‑Com­for­ta­ble with natu­ra­li­stic, inti­ma­te acting

Curr­ent­ly Atta­ched:
‑Lead Actress (pro­fes­sio­nal actor)
‑DoP (DFFB)
‑Sup­port­ing Pro­du­cer (NYU Film alum)

Pro­duc­tion Details:
‑Pre-pro­duc­tion: Decem­ber 2025
‑Shoot: 4 days, Janu­ary 2026
‑Indoor apart­ment loca­ti­ons, Ber­lin
Small col­la­bo­ra­ti­ve crew, cine­ma­tic style
Non-paid pas­si­on pro­ject | Fes­ti­val cre­dits + IMDB

Inte­res­ted? Send your headshot and CV to iammayafilm@​gmail.​com – I’d be hap­py to dis­cuss the role fur­ther.
Dead­line: Novem­ber 30, 2025

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