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"Symptomania" Short Film Needs Actors

Tylertown, MS, United States
ID: 301244Exp: 2/17/2026
$200/project
Description:

Casting actors for upcoming short film "SYMPTOMANIA", please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: After spending a decade estranged from their family, a nomadic rodeo star returns home to Mississippi for the passing of their triplet sister, where they reckon with familial grief and chronic illness. Additional info: Filming Feb 18-23, 2026. Genre: Western Southern Gothic, Psychological Body Horror, Magical Realism Callback Date(s): If needed Location: Tylertown, MS When applying, please include headshot/photos, current living location, & contact info

2 role s

DOTTYFemale50-69 y.o.African-American

Twin of TODDY; mother of DESTIN, has a harshness that she uses as self-protection at the expense of her relationship with her child. Cursed with the reality of burying her children. Grief deepens her devotion to God. Born and raised in small-town Mississippi. $200/day + 10% AF (4-5 days) NOTE: open to REAL twins and single submissions

TODDYFemale50-69 y.o.African-American

Twin of DOTTY; aunt of DESTIN, is the softer of the two and finds ways to tend to DESTIN through physical touch and handmade gifts. Like her sister, she has the unfair fate of bearing witness as a survivor of the familial plague. Born and raised in small-town Mississippi. $200/day + 10% AF (4-5 days) NOTE: open to REAL twins and single submissions