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Self-Tape

2025-10-25 · 15 min · Not rated

Thriller · Comedy · Drama

A struggling actor running a makeshift self-tape studio in his San Fernando Valley apartment grows increasingly disillusioned as a wide range of actors flow in and out, and lazy contemporaries continue to get opportunities that elude him.

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Directors
Josh Baker
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Status
Released
Budget
USD 6,000

Top Cast

Nick SamsonNick SamsonEliot
Jonathan Dylan KingJonathan Dylan KingBobby
Solomon AstleyChad
Sean Michael ConwaySean Michael ConwayNovice Actor
Tyler RaineyMisguided Actor
Chevy KnightMethod Actor
Olivia LeeFinal Actor
David FumeroDavid FumeroBuff Actor

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