Junior follows 23-year-old Pleun, who has just started her first job as a communications officer at a medium-sized organization in a medium-sized city. She is tasked with placing a message about the messy refrigerator in the internal newsletter. What begins as a small practical problem quickly derails into a tangle of systems and unclear responsibilities – while the solution lies right under everyone's noses all along.

Junior shows how young workers try to find their place in an environment that strives for efficiency and control, yet is drifting increasingly further away from direct action and responsibility. The film plays with the tension between intention and outcome, between engagement and a strictly defined set of tasks.

The film lasts about fifteen minutes and is fun, funny, and absurdist. Well, at least, that's what we think. Because it is relatable, you understand, even for people with a somewhat larger resume. Everyday office logic is magnified just enough to be alienating. This creates a world in which even the refrigerator becomes a mirror reflecting how organizations deal with the question of who can still truly act within a system that primarily perpetuates itself.

What we offer
Reimbursement of travel expenses to a certain extent and delicious(!) vegetarian catering.

Type
Semi-professional production

Location
Nijmegen

Description
We are looking for a number of actors. Camera experience is a plus, but not required. Specifically, we are looking for actors for the following roles:

PLEU:
- Age: 20-25 (or someone who looks young)
- Position: Junior Internal Communications
- Core: wants to do it right, but does not yet understand the rules
- Just graduated from university, still believes that being "nice" solves things
- Constantly seeks validation, but doesn't want to be a burden to anyone
- Thinks practically, but does not dare to claim her solutions
- Biggest fear: doing something wrong
- Greatest wish: to truly belong somewhere
- Body language: small, neat, reserved, smiles too quickly
- Tragedy: does her best, but doesn't get the recognition

BASS:
- Age: 50+
- Position: Senior ICT Colleague
- Core: power through distance
- Minimizes problems by making them "not his"
- Uses humor and irony to evade responsibility
- Doesn't take Pleun seriously, though that's true
- Believes that systems should regulate themselves
- Body language: relaxed, leaning, slightly superior
- Tragedy: always remains out of reach
- Claudia:
- Age: 35-55
- Position: Senior Facility Management Colleague
- Core: empathy without consequence
- Speak in terms of feeling, safety, and “being yourself”
- Wants to be seen as warm and involved
- Offers comfort, but no solutions
- Sees Pleun's struggle, but does not help her
- Body language: open, touch, smile with squinting
- Tragedy: calls it caring, but it isn't

PATRICK
- Age: late 30s, early 40s
- Position: manager
- Core: Tries to be a “good manager,” but avoids making decisions
- Firmly believes in processes, channels, and alignment
- Is genuinely annoyed, but does not dare to express it directly
- Passes on responsibility while thinking he is leading
- Sees Pleun as a talent, but also as a means of execution
- Body language: busy, smiling, slightly defensive
- Tragedy: thinks he does it well, that's why he learns nothing

Period
We are shooting over two weekends, expectedly in late September and October. The actor playing Pleun has an extra filming day in October or November. Once we have everyone's schedules, we will overlay them and pick dates that work for most people.

Spoken / language requirements
Dutch

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