Indie Horror Short casting call.
Shoot Dates / Location: June 8-9, and June 15-16, 2024
Inside a facility that offers state-approved séances, one woman’s desperation to reconnect threatens to unleash a nightmare.
The Story: A take on a classical ghost story. A newly-developed program brings together desperate individuals in an effort to seek an alternative way of grieving. Each individual has a longing to meet with a loved one who has passed on, and is in the process of trying to reconnect with the dead. When a nightmare spawns around them; they will have to ask themselves and each other the question, “How far will you go to see them again?”
Location
California, United States
Skills
Acting
Start Date
Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Deadline
Saturday, 01 Jun 2024
Casting ID: #44089
For thirty years, she was a devoted partner to Alan, her husband, and she never could have imagined a life without him until he became sick and passed. Now she has never felt more alone, but she holds the secret that he has been destroying her. Relentless, stern, stubborn. She needs to feel loved and forgiven by Alan despite her guilt of finding “someone else” while he was sick. (Needed all shoot dates).
Alan: male, 50’s. Mary’s husband of thirty years, who experienced a rapid decline in health prior to his passing. Calm, handsome, reserved, warm in the ways Mary remembers. Yet, there is something strangely reserved and cold about him, like there’s a piece of his soul missing. His true motive lies in punishing Mary for her betrayal and to exact revenge on her. (Needed 2 days).
A participant in the séance training program whose wish is to visit her mother, who abandoned Helen when she was a young girl. She is led by her curiosity and naivety, ultimately leading to a frightening encounter. (Needed 2 days)
A participant in the séance training program whose wish is to visit his older brother, Mark, who died tragically when the two were teenagers. It’s clear that Richard has never fully had his life together after the loss of his older brother and now has to ask Mark how to proceed with his life in the short amount of time they have together. (Needed 2 days)
Richard’s brother who is conjured in the film’s central séance, appears with wounds from his tragic death. He attempts to speak to his brother, Richard — and lure him into dangerous territory. (Needed 1 day).
