Seeking Talent for Upcoming Short Film

A white-collar everyman with a wife, two daughters, and a mortgage. Joe shows up for his aging father out of duty rather than affection — the closeness was never really there, and he stopped expecting it. Exhausted by the constant chaos but functional, he carries the film through dry humor, restraint, and quiet emotional honesty. The role lives in reaction. We need an actor who can be very still, very tired, and very funny all at once.

Joe's unlikely bar companion and fellow traveler. Brad manages his own father's chaos with dark humor and a bartender's instinct to pour first, process later. Lively, expressive, charming, magnetic The high school classmate who convinces you to skip class and go to the mall, and breaks into his parents' liquor cabinet to get the party started Probably works in sales for a fertilizer company and is loved by his customers Big personality, big comedic chops. The engine of the script's biggest scene

Crusty, ornery, and allergic to vulnerability. Vietnam vet and widower who lost his anchor when his wife died and never found another way to say so. A provider, not a hugger. Physically unable to walk; needs assistance for everything, an indignity that only deepens his frustrations. He denies every accusation, dismisses every suggestion, and considers no one's feelings but his own.