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"Mah Knows Best" Short Film Needs Actors

Portland, OR, United States
ID: 317661Exp: 8/25/2026
$50/day
Description:

Casting call for "Mah Knows Best" short film, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Rate: $50/day for main cast, lunches and credit for all others Additional info: Genre: Hillbilly Horror Length: 30-minutes (Short Film) Budget: Micro budget Film Locations: Eugene & Veneta/Elmira Filming Days: (4-7) Broken up between late August & mid September Please apply if interested.

5 roles

Jimmy BoyMale20-29 y.o.All ethnicities

(1-2 days filming) malnourished and balding inbred mutant that lives in Mah's basement. This role requires quite a bit of physicality and a big personality in your performance. It's a chance to go all out and give your most insane performance possible. This role will also require some makeup FX/Prosthetic application on the face and either a bald cap or shaving one's head (actor's preference).

Officer LeviMale18-96 y.o.All ethnicities

(2 days filming) – Young officer, Levi is the first responding officer to come upon Mah's House and the horrible things that were going on behind closed doors, and the first to find Jimmy-Boy in the basement. A certain about of bravado but humor is necessary for this performance.

Officer AjaxMale18-96 y.o.All ethnicities

(1 day filming) – Young officer, canon fodder. He's at the right place at the wrong time and takes a pickax to the dome. There will be a stunt fall as part of this performance, so we are looking for someone excited to have an iconic death on-screen.

Detective KingMale18-96 y.o.All ethnicities

(1 day filming) – This might be the only redeemable character in this script. After several missing foster children were found at Mah's house, Detective King tries to make sense of the calamity, before taking a pen to the jugular. This performance requires an authenticity, nay, sincerity in really caring about these poor boys. Then you gotta be prepared to take a bloody fall against a wall. A small but important stunt performance.

ExtrasBoth genders18-96 y.o.All ethnicities

Roles will be compensated via lunches and credit.