Casting Call for "Cryptic Desire" A Thriller/Horror Short Film

Casting actors for "Cryptic Desire" A Thriller/Horror Short Film, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: Juliana is a seventeen year old girl about to graduate high school. She lives with her Mother Vanessa whom she is very close to. Juliana’s father died when she was very young and she has very little memory of him. She has worked very hard to achieve her goal of going to college in California. She is also in a toxic relationship which an egotistical boyfriend named DJ who always manages to get what he wants out of her. Juliana’s Mother has recently started dating again since the death of her husband and meets a friendly man named Brock who takes a great interest in both of their lives. Despite being in a toxic relationship, Juliana is happy for her mother. But that night starts a chain of bad dreams which repeat night after night causing Juliana to wake up each day in tears. In the dreams she watches helplessly as a mysterious Hooded Man terrorizes a small child. Each dream gets further and further into the story causing Juliana’s mental sanity to decline. The dreams continue on and on until eventually she starts to see the Man in reality. Is this Man real? Or is Juliana losing her mind? Additional info: Shooting days are: March 28th, 29th, 30th, April 4th, 5th, 6th, Plus April 12th, 13th, and 14th as back up. When applying, please include your headshot, resume, and or any other work you’ve done, and directors will schedule a zoom meeting at your leisure.