Greater Philadelphia Film Office
Job Title: Lead Actress Needed for Independent Short Film
Compensation: Volunteer
Job Category: Cast
Project Name: “Cryptic Desire” A Thriller/Horror Short Film
Contact: Connor Brost
Phone: 3029818616
Email: cpbrost@gmail.com
Hello, casting has begun for a short film called “Cryptic Desire” a short thriller/horror film based off of a short story by Marlena Awitan.
(Disclaimer: This film contains depictions of child abuse.)
Logline: A young girl about to graduate high school, starts to have repeating nightmares which eventually dig up a dark truth about her past.
Summary: Juliana is a seventeen year old girl about to graduate high school. She lives with her Mother Vanessa whom she is very close to. Her father died when she was very young and has very little memory of him. She has worked very hard to achieve her goal of going to college in California. She is also in a toxic relationship with an egotistical boyfriend named DJ who always manages to get what he wants out of her.
Juliana’s Mother has recently started dating again since the death of her husband and meets a friendly man who takes a great interest in both of their lives. Despite being in a toxic relationship, Juliana is happy for her mother.
But that night a chain of repetitive bad dreams commence. These nightmares repeat night after night causing Juliana to wake up each day in tears. In the dreams she watches helplessly as a mysterious Hooded Man terrorizes a small child. Each dream gets further and further into the story causing Juliana’s mental sanity to decline. The dreams continue on and on until eventually she starts to see the Man in reality.
Is this Man real? Or is Juliana losing her mind?
If you wish to audition for the role of Juliana, please reach out to cpbrost@gmail.com with your headshot, resume, and or any other work you’ve done, and we will schedule a zoom meeting at your leisure. The preferred age range of auditioners should be (18 – Mid Twenties).
Our shooting days are:
March 28th, 29th, 30th,
April 4th, 5th, 6th,
Plus April 12th, 13th, and 14th as back ups.
Locations are still being determined but will be within the PA area.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out.
Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you soon!