Casting Closed!

IRELAND: actors (m) 20-30, English spkrs, for short film in Derry [P]

Production Type: feature film

Taking Actors From: Derry, Ireland

Closing Date: Saturday, 22nd April, 2023

Payment: Paid

Casting Overview

For a short film titled IDLE HANDS which is funded by Northern Ireland Screen through the individual short film fund.

This project explores the sources and different forms of depression in modern society. The story follows a day in the life of a married couple, Corey and Laura, struggling through poverty and alienation from each other. Their issues come to a head when Laura is posed with a life-changing decision. We are currently seeking two male actors, one to play the character of John which is a major speaking role in the project, and the other to play a friend to the main character, which is a smaller speaking role. 

Looking to begin filming late April 2023 on location outside of Derry City.

Paid roles (small budget).

The payment details for this casting call are not specified However it is likely that the actors will be paid for their work Interested actors should contact the email address provided for more information

Roles

Role: Male Role

Gender: male

Playing Ages: 23–28

Languages: English

ROLE: John (Male, Mid 20’s) m, mid 20s, physically fit and able-bodied, trim, well dressed in appearance The wealthy result of a scholastic prodigy, clinically bland in appearance, a nervous wreck in demeanor, unempathetic in moral. John finds himself at the finish line of years of hard work and dedication to academia with a great-paying engineer job, an equally successful wife, a secluded farmhouse, and projected ever-growing successes for the foreseeable future which brings with it an indefinite boredom that scares him. John’s life has been safely confined to his studies, and now that the result of his work has paid off he jealously yearns for the experiences that hindered his peer’s abilities to achieve as well as he did in university, the drugs, the parties, the sex. In a moment of weakness, John caved into the carnal temptation for a secret affair with an old classmate, Laura, thinking this could be the remedy to his terminally unfulfilling success. The pair swear never to speak of the affair again the morning after.

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Role: Male Role

Gender: male

Playing Ages: 20–30

Languages: English

ROLE: Friend m, 20-30 A friend to the main character, which is a smaller speaking role.

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