Mugshot Café

Production Company
The 2:05 Archives
Producer(s)
Gonzalo Valadez, Lisa Paxton
Director(s)
Chantele Franz
Casting Director(s): 
Chantele Franz, Gonzalo Valadez
Union Status
Non-Union
Project Type
Film
Student Production
No
Compensation Details

Volunteer; meals and IMDb credit provided.

Audition Date(s)
April 25 & April 26
Audition Location
TBD
Shoot / Performance Date(s)
May 10 & 11
Shoot / Performance Location(s)
Vancouver
Submission Deadline
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Submission Instructions

Please submit a resume, a headshot(s) and demo reel or any proof of work to info@the205archives.com.

Project Synopsis
A desperate mother meets a drug dealer in a grimy cafe to buy a gun, hoping to protect her addicted son—but when an old friend unexpectedly intervenes, a tense confrontation escalates into accidental violence. Theme: Parental desperation, societal judgment, and the irreversible consequences of fear-driven choices.
Additional Information & Safety Protocols: 

No weapons will be used on set.

Character 1
Britt
Age
30-40s
Gender
Male
Description
A desperate mother unraveling under the weight of her son’s drug crisis. Her nervous demeanor and secretive actions drive the plot.
Character 2
Emma
Age
30-40s
Gender
Female
Description
Britt’s put-together, stubbornly concerned friend, whose arrival forces Britt’s hidden struggles into the open.
Character 3
Michael Gardner
Age
30s
Gender
Male
Description
A menacing drug dealer who delivers the gun, embodying the danger Britt is trying to confront.
Character 4
Tattooed Person
Gender
Open
Description
A menacing figure who heightens Britt’s unease.
Character 5
Young Man in Black Hoodie
Age
20s
Gender
Male
Description
Hints at the cafe’s criminal underbelly before Michael’s arrival.
Additional Characters

Drunk Couple – Their loud argument adds background chaos.