CASTING NOW
THE NEXT TURN
FEATURE FILM

ETHAN DAWSON

• Male
• Age: 19 to 22-year-old
• White
• Supporting lead
• Ethan is charismatic and effortlessly charming. Alongside Josh, he recruits for a criminal trafficking operation, luring vulnerable people. A skilled predator hiding behind quick wit and boy-next-door appeal. Beneath the polished exterior is a coward who mistakes charm for power and loyalty for self-preservation.

LIZZY

• Female
• Age: 24
• White
• Voluptuous, stylish, tough and poised. She was once naive and a victim herself but was picked to be a mother hen to the victims who come and go. She’s tough, smart, observant, and emotionally compartmentalized. Lizzy survives by embracing the system that once inflicted pain on her, causing her to switch effortlessly between nurturing caretaker and cold enforcer. Beneath the confidence, flirtation, and dark humor is a woman who buried her conscience long ago in exchange for security, stability, and survival.

JOSH

Male
• Age: late 20s to mid 30s
• All ethnicities
• Second man in charge of the trafficking rink. He is Otto’s trusted lieutenant and enforcer; he oversees operations with the confidence of middle management desperate to impress the boss. His authority comes entirely from the power structure protecting him, but he’s capable, serious, and loyal. Beneath the bravado is a follower, not a leader.

MARCO

• Male
• Age: 25 – 35 year old
• Latino – Must be a native, fluent Spanish speaker
• Marco is an IT technician lured to America by the promise of legitimate work, only to find himself trapped inside a criminal enterprise. Soft-spoken and observant, he hopes to earn his freedom one day by keeping his head down, fixing problems and avoiding attention. Unlike the criminals around him, he has not become numb to the cruelty of the operation. He carries a quiet sadness, torn between self-preservation and doing what he knows is right.

VINNIE

• Male
• Age: 30s
• Broad-built, physically imposing, and rough around the edges. All ethnicities. Vinnie is a low-level enforcer in Otto’s operation. He’s crude, impulsive, and sometimes cruel. He is equal parts bully and opportunist, always eager to impress his bosses and claim credit for someone else’s downfall.