Work With Us

Want in.

One landing for actors, crew, vendors, partners, and educators. Pick the lane that fits, follow the link. We answer everything.

Actors & reps

Casting BASIC and beyond

We're casting BASIC for the June 2026 shoot in Ellis County, Texas. Three teenage leads, two adults, day players. Non-union and emerging welcome. Reps welcome too. We answer every submission within 48 hours.

  • Ages 12 to 60
  • DFW preferred
  • Non-union welcome
  • Selftapes accepted
Locations & vendors

Lend a place. Rent us a kit.

If you own a place around Maypearl, Italy, Waxahachie, or anywhere along FM-66 that fits a quiet, slightly-out-of-time vibe, we'd love to come by. Same for vendors who rent camera, sound, grip, and lighting packages out of DFW.

  • Real interiors
  • Period-friendly
  • Day rentals
  • Local DFW gear houses
Get in touch
General inquiry →
Or email hello@mckoolproductions.com with rate sheet attached.
Press & programmers

Cover us. Program us.

Press kit and downloadable materials are live now. Trailer drops October 2026. Festival programmers and accredited press can request screeners between October and the December public release. Boilerplate descriptions and quick facts at /press.

  • Interviews
  • Embargo coordination
  • Festival screeners
  • DCP / ProRes / H.264
Open
Screener request →
Press inquiries: press inquiry form. Materials: /press-kit.
Hosts & venues

Host a screening

Once BASIC is out (Christmas 2026), we'd love to do small screenings: theaters, libraries, schools, art spaces in Texas first, then anywhere a screening makes sense. We bring the file, you bring the room.

  • Indie cinemas
  • Libraries
  • Schools
  • Art spaces

How we work

The same five rules apply whether you're an actor, a vendor, or a programmer.

01

We answer fast

Casting and press: 48 hours. Everything else: when we can. We don't ghost.

02

We work locally first

DFW and Ellis County before anywhere else. Working with people who already know the area saves everyone time.

03

We respect time

Calls run on time. Wraps when called. Meals on schedule. Days don't drag.

04

We share credit

Everyone in a department appears in credits. Stills and clips for your reel after release. We boost everyone when press hits.

05

We're trying to keep going

BASIC is short one. The plan is to make a feature next, then keep going. Working with us once means we'll think of you next time.

Don't see your lane?

Send a note anyway. General inquiry form or hello@mckoolproductions.com.