EXPIRES: August 24, 2025
Seeking Actors for Upcoming Feature Film
Description
Casting actors for Feature Film, please see the details below.
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED.
About the project:
Independent feature film about a man grappling with life, relationships, art, and spirituality. In an effort to put the pieces together from an abusive relationship, he finds healing in taking up therapy, Jiu Jitsu, and returning to his passion for writing. Lines become blurred between the various microcosms of his life, and he learns that in the end these earthly endeavors arent enough to fill his soul, he will find something else. Something he has ignored from the past but hasnt forgotten him.
Rate:
Pay is $125/Day for filming days, and rehearsal is different depending on how theyre done, remote or in person, one on one, or in a group.
When applying, please include headshots, reel, and resume!
22 Project roles
Jacob
20
-39.
Hes putting the pieces together from the past, trying to rebuild himself to be better. The film revolves around him and how the rest of the cast influences him and vice versa. We explore his past through the present in order to create the future.
Application deadline closed.
Maggie
20
-39.
Jacobs sister, their relationship is hot and cold, she makes fun of him one moment, and plays the caring tough love older sister the next, but is she there for him when he needs her is the question. His abusive ex is her best friend from College.
Application deadline closed.
Hailey
20
-39.
Jacobs old flame, a passionate artist destined for greatness in the works she paints, a wannabe DaVinci. But when Jacob plays her patron, she takes, and takes, and takes until he no longer knows who he is. What makes this extra hard is she was the person Jacob loved, trusted, and respected the most in his life. His journey will teach him to trust again, by delving into the memories of her and learning about what drives her complexity. But the past will come back to haunt him.
Application deadline closed.
Courtney
20
-39.
In the return to Jacobs passion for writing, he meets a kindred spirit, more self critical than him, if thats possible, and she sees right through him. Stuck in his head, in theory, and she encourages him down the path that he needs to truly find meaning in life.
Application deadline closed.
Denise
50
-69.
Jacobs mother, loving, supportive, but rather disconnected by the things he finds passion in. Understanding why her divorce with Jackson unfolded will reveal why Jacob struggles with relationships.
Application deadline closed.
Jackson
50
-69.
Jacobs father, a man who doesnt really have an emotional touch, at least that we can see. The question is he just a cold father stereotype, or is he a man whos further along the journey Jacobs on, just as disillusioned as him, and the key to understanding him, and empathizing with him, is the same key for him to find forgiveness in himself.
Application deadline closed.
Susan
30
-69.
Jacobs therapist whom helps Jacob deconstruct who he thinks he is, and make sense of the pieces, but she can only do so much to help him put the pieces together, he needs to find out how that works and do it himself.
Application deadline closed.
Cameron
20
-39.
Jacobs long time friend from grade school, still stuck on substances, and arguably a bad influence. Hes there when Jacob needed him, but will need Jacob when its least convenient for him. This will become a big test of Jacobs boundaries, and make himself question if hes a true friend.
Application deadline closed.
Louis
20
-39.
Jacobs long time friend from grade school whos taken a more productive path, the discipline of martial arts, and applies that philosophy to life. This inspires Jacob to get involved. But Louiss philosophy only goes so far, and hell need Jacobs help battling his own demons.
Application deadline closed.
Henry
20
-39.
Jacobs new landlord who becomes a best friend, and introduces himself into the world of self help and business. But Henry isnt all put together, hes stuck on a missed connection he turned away out of fear of intimacy. In some mysterious way Jacob becomes instrumental in aiding him along his journey to change that.
Application deadline closed.
James
20
-39.
He becomes a friend to Jacob through Henry, someone else whos ambitious in life, a positive influence in that regard, but his solution to dating is to treat it like his businesses, and avoid the risks of giving your heart to one person. Hell get a front row seat to what happens when a man loves and commits fully to someone who inspires him.
Application deadline closed.
Daniel
30
-59.
A black belt instructor whose school teaches Jacob a healthy approach to learning a craft, and how it can be applied to the rest of life.
Application deadline closed.
Evelyn
20
-39.
Shes Maggies College friend, her dream is to be an actress, but she doesnt know how to take control of her destiny, instead she finds herself getting rejected time and time again. The question is, does she reject herself or her own dreams, or find a way?
Application deadline closed.
Darius
40
-59.
Jacobs Screenwriting teacher, hes a hot shot Hollywood type, a sell out who wants to will others down the same path hes found works. But once confronted with something with soul, his is so black he cant help but stamp out the flame. But are the embers of his soul stamped out completely? Or is there a chance to reignite that passion? Maybe the right student can influence that?
Application deadline closed.
Gus
20
-39.
A screenwriting student turned friend to Jacob. Hes got feelings for Courtney but hes never learned how to confront the feelings, have the courage to ask someone out, or pursue them. Theres a lot of things he wasnt taught that maybe Jacob can help with, but will he stay resentful of him?
Application deadline closed.
Anderson
20
-39.
A screenwriting student turned friend who feels like life is so insignificant, he longs to be like the superheroes in the comics he loves, but thinks theyre a fantasy. Perhaps hell learn slowly we can go from our small pocket of the world to help the rest. Like a rock thrown into a pond, the water ripples out.
Application deadline closed.
Rozha
20
-39.
Henry met someone on online dating who was into him but through fear of intimacy he choked and could never find her again. By chance hes able to meet her again, through the help of divine will and his friends luck. Shes born in the Ukraine, moved here when she was three, black glasses, and named after a flower. Shes the first person in a while who really made him feel challenged and appreciated, and he wasnt used to it.
Application deadline closed.
Cassie
20
-39.
Shes a coworker who was also nudged along by their boss after the death of her mother. So when things turn tragic she and Jacob connect on that.
Application deadline closed.
Francis
20
-39.
Haileys new boyfriend, he cares about her, but doesnt realize shes just using him to get back at her ex Jacob. Hes bought into her version of the story and wants to help her get any justice that would please her.
Application deadline closed.
Randal
30
-79.
Hes a spiritual director whos studied all the different religions and has constructed his own global perspective. Deep down hes more lost than anyone but doesnt know it. Hes not a member of that church, nor a spiritual director, hes the blind leading the blind. They just let him use the office space.
Application deadline closed.
Michelle
30
-59.
Jacobs boss, she is the one who got the ball rolling towards the beginning, getting him to therapy. Shes a bit of a role model, and looks after her people. But she will also be the reason he is sent into a spiritual crisis later, a crisis which will lead to finding a missing piece of the puzzle that was in his back pocket all along.
Application deadline closed.
Minor Characters
18
-56.
Theres several other minor characters, but minor doesnt mean they arent well thought out, and cared about. The goal with this film is to show that everyone is on their own journey, theyre all working through something, even the villains. Everyones villain is someone elses hero.
Application deadline closed.
