Pure Gigs

Oct 11

"OLD FRIENDS" PREMIERE
EASTON, MA

Filmmaker Allison Rothwell built a team to make her first film, "Old Friends" and it's finally ready for the world!

FREE PREMIERE!

Directed by Ally May, written by Lee LaMarche and Ally May, starring Trevor Penick & Allison Rothwell, and produced in large part by the Hollywoot team, "Old Friends" takes you on a creepy ride of a serrendipitous reunion gone wrong. You'll looooove this film.

Come to the Shovel Town Brewery in Easton MA. 

No Tickets! FREE!
(Raffles and games, plus meet&greet the filmmakers!)

Oct 15

WIFVNE and BREW: RI Film & Media Monthly Mixer
WARWICK, RI

FREE - Cash Bar. Please RSVP.

In case you can't come out in September, join WIFVNE for a casual and creative evening of conversation and connection at Proclamation Ale Company! WIFVNE and BREW is a relaxed networking event bringing together local filmmakers, storytellers, and creatives to mix, mingle, and raise a glass to Rhode Island’s vibrant film community.

Hosted in partnership with the RI Film Collaborative and RI College Film Society, this event is an opportunity to meet fellow industry creatives to share ideas and spark future collaborations!

https://www.wifvne.org/event-6307681

Oct 25

HARVEST SHORTS FESTIVAL
MILLBURY, MA

This cinematic experience is a collaborative production between Out of Time Pictures and Soul Prophet Productions. They are showcasing 8 bold, unforgettable short films, each bringing a unique voice and vision to the screen.

Lineup of Films:

Stage Fright – Luke St. Germaine – 12:00
Nine Fears – Adler Tuck – 5:33
The Light – Connor Morley – 6:00
Into Reality – Matthew Gorman – 10:00
Lights Over Lakeville - Jimmy Martin - 15:00
The Family Tailor - Brian Kuenn - 7:13
Mother Grimm – Jason Lake – 35:00
Ramirez – Rob Levinson – 35:00

Date: Saturday, October 25, 2025

Time: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Venue: Elm Draught House Cinema, 35 Elm St, Millbury, MA 01527

Tickets: $15 — 8 films, networking, see friends, live music!!

Concessions available

Before the films begin, enjoy a live set by guitarist Kate Celia, featuring throwback '80s rock favorites to set the tone for a killer night.

Full itinerary, schedule, and tickets here:

SAVE  THE  DATES    

Oct 23-26

ARLINGTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
ARLINGTON, MA

Nov 7-8

ACCESS FILM FESTIVAL
FRAMINGHAM, MA

Dec 6

WINTERDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
TBD, MA

CASTING

REENACTMENTS FOR DOCUMENTARY

Seeking talent for a 1 day shoot to create a few reenactment scenes for a documentary.

The scenes depict our main subject Kim's experiences with cancer and the aftermath of a flooded home. At Kim's side is her fiancé Nate, and her sister Erica. All parts are non speaking.

Kim: Mid 30s female, Black, bald, thin/athletic build, (presenting as a recent cancer patient)

Nate: Mid 30s, male, Black, hair can be short to long (not bald), athletic build. Need to be willing and able to carry Kim down the street.

Erica: Mid 30's female, Black, long braids, average build

Scenes will include the following:

* The subject's time during chemotherapy

* Kim sick/resting on couch with Nate tending to her needs

* Erica rubbing Kim's head for comfort

* Kim carried down the street in Nate's arms after being too weak to go on

* Encountering aftermath of flooded apartment

* Walking on soggy carpet in sandals while observing damage

Compensation: The rates are as follows; Kim 500/day, Nate 500/day, & Erica 300/day. Rates reflect time commitment & involvement.

When & Where: Mid to late October, Greater Boston area

To apply: Please send recent headshots and any portfolio/content you have that you feel is applicable to [email protected]. 

VIDEO EDITOR

Looking for VIDEO EDITOR that can edit a 45min dating show that is multi-cam. Will also need to do color corrections and audio work when needed. Need editor to edit alongside me at studio located in Saugus Ma.

Pay: 40hr

When: 2x Month 

Where: Saugus Massachusetts 

What: 45min-1hr footage

Length of time 3 Hours

Please email me at [email protected]

CASTING

Jody Purdy Casting for Non-Union Commercial

Looking for Asian male in his 50’s, for New England area actors, no experience needed.

Pay: $250/day

Filming 10/6 in Warwick RI

Call or text Jodi at 339-499-8047

CASTING

Commercial Casting Call!

Jody Purdy Casting

Shooting Location: Rhode Island

Shooting Dates: October 2025

PAY: $200

CASTING NOTICE: Seeking Black/African Descent girl 7-9 years old, must be from RI.
Also casting her real dad.

CONTACT EMAIL: [email protected]

Any Special Instructions: Send cell, child’s name and age with subject “Aa Girl RI”

CASTING

Public Service Announcement Casting Call! Principal roles

Jody Purdy Casting

Shooting Location: New England

Shooting Dates: October 2025

PAY: $500

Non-Union

CASTING NOTICE: Seeking Grandfather 65+, son 35-45, grandson 6-8. Real family would be ideal, all ethnicities. New England residents only

CONTACT EMAIL: [email protected]

Any Special Instructions: Send cell, photos, location with subject “RI PSA PRINCIPAL”

CASTING

Elazon is casting for their next short film titled Proxy!

Proxy - In the near future A.I. has become so advanced that virtual companions seem real in every way, except one, they don't have  a body... until now. Clyde tries out the new body surrogacy service to implant his A.I. girlfriend into a real human body, but things don't go as he planned when it is revealed that human trafficking is involved.

Filming - October 16-20

Location - TBD, Eastern Massachusetts Area, actors will be responsible for their own transportation and must work as local.
Compensation - $200 per day 

Union - SAG and Non-Union
Please send your Headshot/Resume/Reel to [email protected], we will review materials and send sides for a self tape. Callbacks will be in person, location/date TBD

Characters

Alora - 2-3 days of filming - White/Female/20s, The idealized Ai girlfriend, cute, smart, sexy, funny.

Renata/Renata-A - 2-3 days of filming - Latina/Black/Ethnically Ambiguous/South American/Female/20s - early 30s, Gorgeous, Complex, able to switch between full of rage and happily compliant playing both a surrogate body controlled by AI and the person who has been trafficked and is ready to do anything to escape this living hell. Bilingual in English and either Portuguese or Spanish strongly preferred. Implied nudity, Intimacy. (there will be an Intimacy Coordinator)

Clyde -  2-3 days of filming - White/Male/30s, Kinda dorky, computer programmer who thinks he is in love with his Ai girlfriend.  Implied nudity, Intimacy. (there will be an Intimacy Coordinator)

We are committed to a safe, respectful, and collaborative set.

Diana Porter and Mikel Wisler are award winning film Directors and Producers local to Boston. You can see their most recent short film The Rewind in festivals now. 

HMUA

SAME PROJECT AS THE CASTING CALL ABOVE

MUA/Hair + one blood effect 

Looking for an artist interested in working on our next short film.

3 days of filming between October 16-21

We are still locking down location - TBD, Eastern Massachusetts Area, actors will be responsible for their own transportation and must work as local.

Hair/Makeup for 3 actors for those 3 days + one actor for half a day  (2 female, 1  male, + 1 male)

Blood effect will be a neck slashing (fun!) not too gory, this is Sci-Fi. Think dripping blood not spraying blood.

Paid.

Email [email protected] with your resume and any questions.

CASTING

Actualization is a surreal short film by Boston-based filmmaker Jaina Cipriano that explores emetophobia (fear of vomiting), generational trauma, and the courage to reclaim your own body and narrative. 

SAG Micro Budget, Union and Non-Union Talent encouraged to apply. Filming 4 days in January! 

Read more and fill out this form: https://forms.gle/1esJmhgFjkU4wo7K9

Produced by Alecia Orsini & Carley Byers

CASTING

Paid 

Location of Film: Rhode Island 

Dates: TBA Winter of '25 or '26

Midnight on Atwells – Dark Comedy / Crime Short film by Rob Levinson

Filming in Providence, RI

Role: The Made Guy

Male, 30s. Confident, streetwise, sharp dresser with presence. Charming one second, menacing the next. Needs to balance dark comedy with real danger. 

Special Notes:

Actor must be comfortable performing light physical work (a shoving scuffle, basic stunt choreography).

Italian-American heritage is a plus but not required. We’re looking for authenticity in attitude, swagger, and cadence.

To Submit: Please send headshot, resume, and reel (if available) to [email protected].

SPFX MUA

Special Effects Makeup Artist Needed – Low-Budget Project Plaid Jacket Media is filming a dramatic scene inspired by the TV series FBI and need a special effects makeup artist to create a realistic “dead body” look.

Details:

· Scene: Crime-scene style with a “dead body” effect

· Date: TBD (9/27 or 9/28, or 10/4 or 10/5)

· Location: 30 minutes north of Boston (Middlesex County, MA)

· Time Commitment: Approx. 3 hours

· Compensation: $150 stipend + meals + copy of the footage for your reel + screen credit (ask about a kit fee to cover film makeup consumed)

If interested, please email [email protected] with samples of your work and/or a portfolio link.

HMUA

New filmmaker Wiley Akin is looking for someone who can do some simple but realistic blood/gore effects (all on the face only, make the actor look like they’ve been severely beaten/tortured) for a zero-budget short film in Central CT.

He's still working on getting locations, so no set dates yet, hopefully before end of October. Despite the low budget, Wiley understands that professional makeup artists deserve professional pay, so please reach out to  [email protected] with inquiries and work samples.

CASTING

Jodi Purdy Casting is looking for two Non-Union actors for a Commercial shooting in Rhode Island in September or October (TBA)

PAID but I don’t know the rate.

Grandfather (65+) Any Ethnicity
Grandson (6-8) Any Ethniticty
PAY: $500/10hrs
*real grandfather & grandson ideal but not necessary

Female, Black, 8yrs old
Male, Black, 30s
PAY: $200/10
*real father/daughter would be ideal but not necessary

Male, White, 11 yrs old
Female, White, 40s
PAY: $200/10
*real mother/son would be ideal but not necessary

Male, Asian, 50s
Female, Open Ethnicity, 50s
PAY: $200/10

Email your Name, Cell, Email, Photos, Location to [email protected] 

Subject: RI Commercial

EDITOR

Filmmaker Grace Kamba is seeking a Massachusetts-based video editor with a creative eye for a short experimental documentary with interviews and narrative scenes. 

There are 2-3 hours of footage, hoping to cut it down to 25 minutes. 

It would be great if you could start as soon as possible.

This project has a limited budget, but Grace is open to negotiating a rate based on experience and availability.

Please email [email protected] if you're interested.

 CREW CALL - MULTIPLE

Award-winning production team led by Karin Trachtenberg is hiring an Assistant Camera, a script supervisor and a PA for indie short filming Sept 14th and Nov 14-16 in Boston Metrowest area.

Pays $150/day min, meals and IMDB credit. 

Please email [email protected] with resume. 

CREW CALL - P.A.

PAID - Seeking Construction PA for TV Series - ASAP – Early Fall (Possibility for job extension)  – Randolph, MA

If available and interested, email: [email protected]    

Ideal candidate would be interested in the Construction department, but it is not a requirement. More office work with occasional errands. 

JOB TASKS:

You do not need any experience in Construction;
You will not be doing any carpentry work
You would be more of an office type PA;
Type a little bit into google excel sheets
Help make photocopies/scans.
Purchase snacks [craft services / crafty] from the grocery store.
Small purchases at local hardware stores

PAYMENT:

Rate is $210/day
Mileage reimbursement for going on runs
Lunch & Computer Stipend 

**As always, if you know of any paid local gigs, reply to this email and I’ll share with the rest of community!**

It All Ends In Filth

Ambitious filmmaker Tyri Hampton wrote, directed, and co-produced this surrealist horror filmed in Dracut MA. “It All Ends In Filth” is shot on digital and 16mm film, on anamorphic lenses, to tell a story about a journalist investigating a series of mysterious disappearances, driven by a personal connection to the case. It’s a creepy noir deep-dive into grief, psychosis, and surrealism.

This looks AMAZING. They only have 10 days left on their fundraiser! Let’s help them over the finish line!

https://seedandspark.com/fund/it-all-ends-in-filth

The Night The War Began

Filmmaker Jordan Pacheco wrote a chilling thriller script and needs help bringing it to life! This is a great story about an innocuous bbq that ends with the world on its head. Its a GREAT story! Let's help Jordan out!

Please support it here: https://gofund.me/77ddd6d0

3 Thousand Letters

Fellow local independent filmmaker, Lyria Garcia, is making a documentary “3 Thousand Letters” — a story following the plight of JP, a Brazilian immigrant who arrived in 1999 only to face the complex U.S. Immigration System.

After years of dead ends with lawyers, he took matters into his own hands—writing 3,179 letters to the White House, pleading for amnesty and reform.

Check out Lyria’s truly beautiful project website here:
https://www.3thousandletters.com

And please consider making a donation here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/unseen-voices-immigrants-in-america