Casting Call for a Short Film "Brothers"
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ADMITTED. Searching for cast to portray roles in a short film "Brothers". Please, see the details below. About the project: Haunted by the murder of their younger brother, two estranged foster siblings reunite at a community center to confront the guilt, blame, and unspoken wounds that tore their family apart. Years after Hayden, the youngest of three foster brothers, is murdered, his two surviving siblings—Jackson, a successful but distant business man, and Stephan, a grieving community worker—find themselves face-to-face at the site of the tragedy: a local community center. With years of resentment and silence between them, the brothers are forced to navigate the wreckage of their fractured bond, uncovering hidden guilt and painful truths about the night Hayden died. As past and present collide, Brothers explores the complexities of found family, and the struggle to move forward when forgiveness feels impossible. Rate: Non union. Unpaid. Meals will be provided. Additional information: Genre: Drama. Location: Montreal, QC. Length: ~10 minutes. Shoot Dates: September 5th, 6th & 7th, 2025. Production location: Downtown Montreal & Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG). In-person callbacks will be held on Saturday, August 9th. Please send a self-tape audition no later than Thursday, July 31st. When applying, please submit the following details: Head shot & Resume; Location/Availability; Link to your self-tape (Vimeo, YouTube, Google Drive, etc.) optional.
3 roles
(Lead) (drivers license and ability to drive required). As the eldest of three foster brothers Jackson's childhood was one of turbulence, instability, and time spent in juvenile detention. As he grew older he hardened himself into a man of discipline and ambition. He presents a polished exterior—but beneath that, he carries a deep reservoir of unresolved trauma. The death of his younger brother, Hayden, fractured what little family Jackson had left. He hasn't returned home in years—until now.
Dual Role: (Twins – Supporting & Flashback). Stephan (Supporting) Stephan is Hayden’s twin brother and Jackson’s younger foster brother. After losing his biological parents at a young age, Stephan grew up chasing connection and stability. Of the three, he’s the most emotionally attuned—and the most deeply affected by Hayden’s death. Stephan stayed involved in the community center, trying to give back to the very place that held them together as kids. Hayden (Deceased Brother, Flashbacks)
(Supporting) ideally reflects the ethnic makeup of the brothers’ world). Louise has worked at the Community Centre for decades—part coordinator, part social worker, and for many kids, part mother. To Jackson, Stephan, and Hayden, she was a grounding force when their lives were anything but. Louise never had children of her own, but her bond with the brothers is deep, complicated, and rooted in years of lived experience. She has never been one to coddle, but she cares fiercely.
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