Film School
The Girl In The Bush By The Woodsman's House
Details
Union:
Union or Non union
Area of media:
Film School
Network:
Paid?:
No
Rates:
Non-paid student film.
Deadline:
Feb 15, 2025
Auditions:
Self tapes by request.
Shooting starts:
One day recording session. Last week of February.
Shooting locations:
Oakville ON
Cities for response:
Toronto
Comments
We can accept union and non-union actors through our student agreement with ACTRA. This is a non-paying student film, and no permit is required. Actors will receive a copy of the finished film for their demo reel.
Storyline
When a group of friends finds a peculiar girl buried in a bush by the Woodsman’s cabin, they do everything they can to save her - including revenge.

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Young friends HELENA, AGNES, and EDITH travel an eldritch forest in search of firewood but come across something much stranger - a GIRL, around their age, growing from a poppy bush. Even odder, she seems to be alive!

Intrigued, concerned, and empathetic, they unbury the mute girl and take her under their wing as one of their own. Throughout the film, the girl’s secrets unravel, and it becomes apparent to the others that she didn’t just grow from the bush… She was buried! And it has something to do with the cabin next to the bush where they found her, and the WOODSMAN who lives inside.

With a closer look, the girl doesn’t seem to be the only body hiding beneath the plants. In the end, the only one who can save the girl and end the cycle is the girl herself.
Roles
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
OtherNarratorMale 30 - 80 Years old
Description
The Narrator will be the one telling the story of ‘The Girl in the Bush by the Woodsman’s House.’ He will be an old and wise storyteller, reminiscent of older fairytale movies—similar to the narration in The Princess Bride (1987) or Stardust (2007).
This role is solely narrative.