CYBERSPACE—Aorta Films has started its casting process for an erotic short production titled, Haunted, and is accepting applicants until 11:59 p.m. ET on Sep. 22.
For the following roles, the studio is seeking queer performers who are 21 and older, and who have previous experience in porn, sex work, and/or kink.
• AJ (they/them, 20’s-30’s long-haired butch)
• Elis (she/her, 20’s-30’s, chapstick femme)
• Sam (they/them, 20’s-30’s nonbinary/GNC trans femme)
• Jane (she/her, 20’s-30’s high femme)
• June (she/her, 20’s-30’s, any gender presentation)
• The Neighbor (50’s-60’s cis woman, any gender presentation)
Unless specified otherwise, all races, sexes/genders, sizes, body types, and abilities are encouraged to apply. Anatomical details relevant to the sex scenes will be noted, along with the specific explicit acts performed by each character (listed in full descriptions).
For the compensation, actors will be paid for their roles, and all cast and crew will have a chance to transparently discuss compensation before signing a contract. General range of $1000 to $3000 per performer depending on the role and number of scenes, spread across four to six days of rehearsals and shooting, with local transportation and set meals provided. Performers must be local to New York City or able to arrange their own travel and lodging during the shoot.
Haunted is a short movie written by Carmen Maria Machado, produced by Aorta Films, and directed by Mahx Capacity. When the resident of an apartment reports a haunting, a team of documentary filmmakers arrives ready to record the unquiet spirit—or debunk its existence. There’s Sam, the introvert who’s more interested in being behind the camera than in front of it; June, a grief-stricken skeptic who refuses to play nice; and Jane, the woo-woo ringleader of the crew who happens to share an ex with one of her co-workers. It’s a tense situation, made more so by the presence of a trickster spirit with a few mind games up their sleeves.
Aorta Films’ Induction Series invites thinkers, makers, and doers from adjacent fields into the queer porn underground as honored guest collaborators. The Induction Series is designed to ignite larger conversations about the role of queer pornography as a cultural instigator, media of merit, and art form of significance. Inductees are encouraged to bring their unique understandings of sex, identity, and pleasure to the creation of these projects. Known for her bestselling memoir In the Dream House and short stories Her Body and Other Parties, Carmen Maria Machado is Aorta Films' first Inductee. For Haunted, Aorta Films will adapt Machado’s script to create a collection of media, as well as extended pornographic cuts of each of the sex scenes.
For full character descriptions and more information on the casting process, visit aortafilms.com.
