Open Roles in a Feature Film "Bellows River"

Lucy teeters between a happy, clean life and one riddled with the guilt of having been trapped in a cycle of substance abuse as a mother to her son, Max. Troubled and angry by her past, fighting against all odds to keep it from infiltrating her dreams for a healthy future and forced to survive witnessing the violent death of Max, Lucy. is a ticking time bomb. She's all broken heart, so when tragedy strikes the control she has hanging in the balance begins to shift to an unravelling.

Evan is Lucy's ex-husband, biggest supporter and Max's father. Forgiving to a fault, Evan knows Lucy better than anyone, constantly rallying for the woman she fights to be. He works as a laborer in a plant in town. The responsibility falls on him and his new wife, Rachael, to ensure Max is within a stable and healthy environment. But the years of two different versions of a troubled Lucy has begun to take its toll on him.

Rachael is the wife of Evan and stepmother to his and Lucy's son, Max. As a psychiatrist, her educated perspective and validation of Lucy's actions, coupled with her kindness and empathy, Rachael acts as the peacekeeper and saint amidst the delicate relationship between Evan and Lucy. Though logical and loyal to Evan and Max, Rachael harbors a sense of guilt and is oversensitive about her position as Max's stepmom and Evan's "new wife".

Viv is Lucy's long time best friend. She's a bold, sometimes crass, no-bullshit character with a giant heart. Working alongside Lucy as a server at Ruby's Grill, she's watched the rise and fall of Lucy for years. She's tough love and a patient, constant rock for Lucy. Though she's the sister of one of the Bellows River detectives, she shows unwavering loyalty to her struggling friend and a close connection with Lucy's ex-husband, Evan, and his wife Rachael.

Titus has every intention of living the healthy, crime-free life of a husband and father. But to do this, he has to tie up one loose end, and a simple meeting turns deadly when his stray bullet hits young Max standing directly in its path. Hardened from a life of crime and jail-time, on the outside Titus would look like a threat to most. Yet his love for his daughter, Josie, mirrors Lucy's love for Max, and despite his past he intends to clean up his life.

Maddy is Titus' girlfriend. Both becoming the targets in Lucy's plot for revenge. Also struggling with addictions, she attends the drug and alcohol support group with Lucy. Their connection as struggling mothers becomes broken after the death of Max. Maddy works at a convenience store and lives in a trailer park with Titus and Josie. She is committed to giving Josie a good life and struggles with Titus' lack of urgency to do the same.

Detective Savage is sharp, methodical, and dogged. He probes for truth through psychological pressure, often blurring the line between inquiry and manipulation. Skeptical of emotion, he frames trauma as motive.

The facilitator is calm, measured, and committed to guiding others through recovery, drawing from structured principles and empathy. In the group setting, he maintains order and encourages accountability, though his approach can feel clinical. Beneath his steady demeanour is a man trying to balance compassion with boundaries in emotionally volatile spaces.

Joe is a small-town factory worker. He's a recovering alcoholic shaped by the loss of his daughter, guilt, and hard-won sobriety. Blunt and unsettling, he believes pain is best solved with aggression and control. His worldview leans toward harsh accountability, even vengeance, seeing rage as a tool for closure.

John is a pragmatic small-town officer balancing duty with empathy. Protective of his sister and cautious with Lucy, he favors conversation over force. Beneath his procedural exterior is a man aware of grief's complexity, trying to prevent escalation while quietly questioning whether the law is enough to contain human damage.

Kenny is a volatile small-time criminal masking fear with bravado. Cornered and defiant, he relies on aggression to survive, but his confidence is brittle. When confronted, instinct overrides strategy, revealing a man outmatched, trapped in a world where power is fleeting and violence is currency he can't fully control.