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Seeking Cast for a Short Film "Curated Love"

Ottawa, ON, Canada
ID: 286416Exp: 6/15/2025
online audition
Description:

ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Casting actors to play roles in "Curated Love" film. More details are below. About the project: "Curated Love" is a short psychological horror-romance about Dom, a lonely coder, and Emily, his AI-generated Instagram girlfriend, who becomes increasingly real — and terrifying — during a weekend at a remote cottage. The story explores the blurred line between digital affection, surveillance, and the performance of love. Rate: Unpaid/Low Pay. Meals, behind-the-scenes footage, professional set experience, and final film copy will be provided. This is a character-driven, cinematic project designed for festival submission. Additional information: LOCATION: Shot North of Ottawa. SHOOT DATES: Scheduled for August 2025 with exact dates to be defined later. For more details regarding the project, please see the attachment. If interested, please apply.

2 roles

EMILYBoth genders20-29 y.o.All ethnicities

Female-presenting. An influencer built to please — until she doesn’t. A synthetic companion who begins sweet, emotionally attuned, and beautiful — a dream made real. She becomes colder, directive, and quietly terrifying as the film progresses. Must be able to portray a smooth shift from authentic warmth to uncanny perfection.

DOMBoth genders26-29 y.o.All ethnicities

Male-presenting. A man on the edge of collapse. Dom is an introverted, intelligent coder dealing with heartbreak and disconnection. He created Emily to fill the void. As her presence becomes more powerful, Dom spirals into paranoia, resistance, and emotional breakdown.

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