Bold & Fearless Actors Wanted | PAID | "Bound" Short Film
WE ARE LOOKING FOR BOLD, EMOTIONALLY FEARLESS ACTORS About the project: "Bound," a 12-minute tense family drama short film about mother and daughter relationship in a patriarchal society. On the morning of her wedding, a young woman's tense reunion with her mother triggers a repressed memory of a childhood accident that left her scarred—but when she demands to know if it was an accident or an attempt on her life, their raw confrontation forces them to untangle a lifetime of suffocating love, sacrificed dreams, and the terrifying possibility that the truth might be more damaging than the lie. Principal Shooting Dates: October 16-18, 2026 Callback Date(s): July 7th, 2026 (Online auditions) Start Date: May 12th, 2025 Location: Syracuse, NY Compensation: Paid roles. Food, transport, housing, IMDB credit and a copy of the film How to apply: Submit - headshot, resume + demo reels.
3 roles
Female / 45-55 / Black or African American Nina's mother. not a villain - a woman who never learned to love without causing harm. This is a demanding, nuanced role requiring an actor comfortable with emotionally complex, high-stakes confrontation scenes. Open casting. RATE: US$200 / day Total Pay: US$600 (est. 3 days of work)
Female / 25-30 / all ethnicities welcome Nina's wife. steady, warm, quietly perceptive. The person who taught Nina that love doesn't have to hurt. a role that asks for presence and restraint in equal measure. Open casting. RATE: US$160 / day Total Pay: US$480 (est. 3 days of work)
Male / 45-55 / Black or African American Nina's father. Not a bad man - an absent one. He believes he has done his duty, and that belief excuses him from the harder emotional labor of family life. Open casting. RATE: US$160 / day Total Pay: US$320 (est. 2 days of work)
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