Standard Fantastic Pictures and Teresa Filmes are currently casting LA-based talent for an upcoming film adaptation of Paul Bowles' A Distant Episode. The film will be shot on a mix of 35mm, 16mm, and Super 8 film, throughout different locations in Southern California. This is a PAID, NON-UNION project. Start Dates / Shoot Dates: March 2026 Shoot Location: California TBD Synopsis: A linguistic Professor's journey to a remote fictional village becomes a harrowing nightmare when he is abducted and enslaved by Nomadic tribesmen — who in a brutal twist, mutilate him and cut out his tongue. Living among the Nomads for a year, the Professor forgets his former life and becomes a sort of dancing monkey. The story comes full circle when he is sold to another Westerner, a wealthy man whose violence dwarfs that of the Nomads. Memories of the Professor's previous life resurface and shatter his identity, culminating in a mental breakdown and chaotic escape to freedom. Apply HERE: https://forms.gle/uvKma2VNSZVBdRTJ7
