MARA - A Place of Water Project Info
A short film to be filmed and produced in 2025 in the third quarter of the year.
We are currently in the planning and pre-production stage of the film.
The story
The story is based on the text found in Revelation:
“The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water— the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter” Revelation 8:10-11.
In the year 2030 an asteroid collides with the world. Apart from the devastating impact it turns the water of earth into undrinkable poison that has terrible side-effects. Clean, drinkable, uncontaminated water becomes the greatest commodity and most valuable thing on earth...
"God was angry with the world, and he threw a rock at it..."
In the midst of this chaotic apocalyptic world is Mara, a girl in her mid twenties, who goes on a quest for the only surviving water source probably left on earth.
Following a crude map her father hands her on his death bed he instructs her to find the place, named after her, MARA.
"Everything was dead. You have to walk for days or hours before seeing another living thing...and if you did, it was probably going to try and kill you..."
We follow Mara's journey and she tells her story by means of a sketchbook she keeps as a diary and we are taken on flashbacks of the days of the disaster and beyond, as she tries to reach the water before her bleached bones remains in the Karoo...
MARA - A Place of Water shall be a unique film in that it combines live action footage with AI created images, voice production, sound and other effects blended into the story. Dialogue and voice-overs are all done via creative AI generation like 11 Labs and video generators like Runway.
CASTING REQUIREMENTS
MARA - Main character. Female in her 20s. Athletic, short red hair (pref) Very little dialogue to be learned for this part as it mainly involves numerous action sequences. The person playing the part will need to be instructed in some martial arts and self defense training.
THE FATHER - Male in late 50's. Small part.
APOCALYPTIC RAIDERS - One or two male/ female extras 18+ that will double up for some of the other action scenes or flashbacks as needed.
If you are interested in joining us and working on this project next year please contact us via the form and supply your details. Further details, remuneration, etc. shall be discussed with possible successful applicants. For the parts of MARA and the FATHER a clear photo(s) and your details/ experience/ info must be provided as well.
PLEASE SEND ANY SUCH DOCUMENTATION TO THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS: paragon@pcssm.co.za
PLEASE NOTE: ONLY APPLY IF YOU ARE IN THE CAPE WINELANDS, PAARL, WELLINGTON AREA. YOU MUST BE WILLING AND AVAILABLE TO FILM FOR A WEEK IN THE TANKWA KAROO IN 2025.