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Casting Call for "The Fade" Film in NC

Charlotte, NC, United States
ID: 295829Exp: 11/5/2025
Description:

Actors are being cast for the film "The Fade". Details are listed below. ONLY SC AND LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: THE FADE is an independent short film set in the early 2000s Carolinas — a psychological thriller exploring guilt, memory, and the thin line between the living and the dead. It’s an emotional story about a man haunted by his past and the ghostly echoes of a fire that changed everything. Genre: Psychological Thriller / Drama Format: Short film (20 minutes) Rate: Unpaid / IMDb credit / Meals. Additional info: Location: Fort Mill, SC & surrounding Carolina areas Shoot Dates: TBD (November–December, flexible weekend schedule. possibly spring 2026) All roles require strong emotional expression and comfort performing in atmospheric outdoor scenes (fog, mist, rural settings). Submission Deadline: November 5th, 2025 When applying, please send 1–minute self-tape or monologue (simple phone video is fine) Headshot or recent photo, a few sentences about yourself. Please use the Subject Line: “THE FADE – [Role Name]”

5 roles

SANTIMale18-30 y.o.Latino / Hispanic

Latino/Spanish-speaking preferred. Quiet strength, emotional depth, haunted presence.

GRACEFemale20-28 y.o.White / Caucasian

Gentle yet mysterious energy. Grace feels both alive and otherworldly.

NICKMale25-35 y.o.All ethnicities

Grounded and skeptical, with brotherly chemistry toward Santi. Preferred a multicultural male.

WALTER HARPERMale50-65 y.o.All ethnicities

Weathered, southern, emotionally raw. Carries grief beneath a hardened exterior.

LILA HARPERFemale35-50 y.o.White / Caucasian

Emotionally distanced, hard exterior, southern, trauma.