Casting Call for "Shh..." Film
Casting actors for "Shh..." short film. Please find the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: A quiet, suffocating moral horror about survival when survival itself becomes violence. In the vein of Son of Saul and Come and See: immersive, restrained, and psychologically devastating. Rate: Non-paid. Meals provided. Additional info: Filming dates: June 12–14. Location: SLC, University of Utah area. Submission deadline: May 30. In-person casting: June 2nd. When applying, please send your headshot, resume, and demo reel (if available). Subject line: "Role Name – Your Name"
4 roles
(LEAD) Sara is not a hero. She is someone who has already survived too much. She thinks before she moves. She calculates before she feels. Every breath is controlled, every sound measured. Her body is in survival mode, but her humanity hasn't fully shut off yet, and that is her greatest vulnerability.
(LEAD) (Must appear younger) Liam represents something that should not exist in this place: innocence. He is disoriented, in pain, and slipping in and out of awareness. He doesn't fully understand where he is, but he understands fear, and he seeks comfort in the only person near him.
Adam is a boy forced to become something he is not ready to be. He is terrified. Not of Sara, but of what will happen to him if he doesn't act. He clings to the rifle not as power, but as an obligation.
GUARD #1 & #2 Male, 25-45, All ethnicities These men have done this many times before. There is no emotion in what they do. That is what makes them dangerous. They do not see people, only tasks. WOMAN & MAN Female & male, 20-50 A silent presence among the bodies, but not entirely gone. Even in stillness, there is a sense of a life that existed before this moment.
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