CASTING NOW
WRECKLESS
Feature Film

Storyline: Joni Johnson is a reckless teen who has learned to live with pain and her toxic boyfriend, Atlas. Larry, Joni’s alcoholic father, preferred to numb it but is now trying to prove his love for and sobriety to his daughter. A demolition derby might be their last shot at holding on- or finally letting go.

ATLAS

• Male
• Open Ethnicity
• Age: 19-20
• Supporting lead
• Atlas is a rugged charmer who happens to be Joni’s toxic boyfriend. He is a demolition derby bad boy who is just getting started in the sport. Atlas spent his childhood looking up to people like his Uncle Jack, who sold weed, loved to gamble and frequented the penitentiary for various reasons. Now that Atlas is not in high school anymore and he is an official “adult”, he feels a responsibility to make as much money as he can, in any way he can. Atlas has recently befriended PJ who is further along in life than Atlas and is teaching Atlas the ways of dealing drugs and other money making illegal activities. Atlas lives on the edge of the manosphere, touching base with TRAD wife ideology but not ever fully committing to the conservative way.

ABDI

• Male
• Somali-American
• Age: 18 years old
• Large supporting
• Abdi Mohammed is a teenage Somali-Minnesotan who has gone to school with our leading character (Joni) since they were in elementary school. Abdi is sweet, gentle and always wants what is best for others. He is a very giving and caring friend but he also has healthy boundaries when it comes to Joni’s self-destructive tendencies. Abdi and Joni (leading) have been best friends since the 5th grade.

PJ

• Male
• White
• Age: 24
• Supporting role
• PJ is short for “Peter John”. PJ has always wanted to be a bad boy. His uncle was in and out of jail and he thought that was pretty cool. PJ’s mom yelled at him a lot for little petty things so he really has disdain for authority figures. PJ never graduated high school but did get his GRE. PJ’s parents gave up after he moved out of the house at age 17.

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