Casting Call for a Short Film "Hollow Ones"
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Seeking cast to portray roles in "Hollow Ones" film. Please, see the details below. About the project: A young child trapped in a decaying farmhouse endures the suffocating control of his deranged mother, all while being stalked by a sinister scarecrow who rules the surrounding fields. Tormented by Mother’s whispers of eternal confinement, and the scarecrow’s unblinking gaze the child turns to its terrifying presence in a desperate bid to reclaim power; using horror itself to strike back against their oppressor. Claustrophobic, haunting, and visceral, the film explores isolation, control, and the corruption of innocence within a nightmarish world. Rate: Union Not Designated. Honorarium Rates. Additional information: First round of auditions will be self-tapes ONLY. AUDITION LOCATION: TBD, Toronto. SHOOT DATE: Sat. Nov. 1st and Sun. Nov. 2nd, 2025 (Tentative Dates). SHOOT LOCATION: Toronto/Markham/Uxbridge. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS FRIDAY OCTOBER 10, 2025 AT 8:00 PM. If you're interested, please apply.
2 roles
LEAD ROLE. A witch-like matriarch whose presence is both unsettling and commanding. Mother’s affection is a performance - a carefully constructed mask hiding her true need for absolute control. To herself, she is a devoted protector; to her child, she is suffocating and terrifying. There’s a frigidness beneath her maternal gestures, like a spider patiently webbing up her family for consumption.
SUPPORTING ROLE. A hollow shell of a man, Father sits in a near-catatonic state - blank-eyed, broken, and almost corpse-like. Once human, now reduced to a puppet under Mother’s control, he is both tragic and horrifying. Performance will rely heavily on physical stillness, presence, and micro expressions - unsettling in their restraint. Actor should be comfortable with makeup/FX and playing a largely silent but highly atmospheric role.
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