Short Film
We're All Haunted Here
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Details
Union:
Non union
Area of media:
Short Film
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
Lead Actor(s): Flat $1000, Principal Actor(s): Flat $500 - $275 (based on shooting schedule and days needed)
Deadline:
July 7, 2024
Callbacks:
July 8, 2024
Shooting starts:
July 12, 2024 Friday July 12th is a single date before hiatus
Shooting finishes:
July 21, 2024 Shooting resumes July 20th and ends July 21st
Shooting locations:
Toronto, ON; Barrie, ON.
Cities for response:
Toronto
Comments
FOR THE ROLE OF JULIA: Please submit a piece of your choosing - body movement and expression are imperative to the development of this character.
Storyline
An aimless ghost takes it upon herself to help a mother and son when they realize something else is haunting them.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Julia | Female 18 - 35 Years old |
Description A ghost, trapped in her old home with, with no direction or goal. She is a product of refusing to move on, she has let her trauma completely consume her to the point that she is basically trapped in the home. Upon seeing Kate’s situation she feels a familiarity and the pull to help her, and in turn helps herself. Julia was the victim of an abusive relationship which is seen in fragments throughout the film, with the implication that she took her own life. Seeing the path Kate is going down she cannot have that be the way her story ends, especially as a fellow mother. FOR THE ROLE OF JULIA: Please submit a piece of your choosing - body movement and expression are important to the development of this character. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Kate | Female 35 - 45 Years old |
Description A struggling mother who recently escaped a toxic relationship. For the better of her son she threw herself into starting fresh, however no matter how far she got the entity followed. Feeding off her trauma and grief, the being grew and grew, she thought moving would solve the issue. However, when she moves in here she understands that this will only grow unless she confronts it and relinquishes herself from this. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Nick | Male 13 - 18 Years old |
Description Uprooted and upset, Nick has been bouncing around multiple homes alongside his mother. A casualty of his mother’s grief, he becomes prey to the being that haunts his mother. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Carol | Female 40 - 50 Years old |
Description The voice of reason in Kate’s life, her and her sister have always been side by side through it all. Growing up with their mother who suffered from depression and mental health issues, she worries for her sister who is becoming more and more like her. She comes to their aid as she worries Kate will end up like their mother and will do anything to avoid that outcome. | ||