Joe Was Here
Feature Film
Non Union
New York City
Dream-infused psychological drama that follows Louise, a young gallery artist whose inner world begins to blur violently with reality. After a teenager collapses during one of her immersive sleep installations, Louise becomes haunted by visions she cannot explain—visions connected to a traumatic childhood she has never fully understood. As she reconnects with her estranged family, memories she believed were buried begin resurfacing in fragmented, dreamlike flashes: a childhood friend who disappeared, a father who died too young, and a presence that has followed her across decades, appearing in the form of an unsettling goat-headed figure. The deeper Louise slips into this emotional and subconscious unraveling, the more her waking life fractures—relationships strain, artwork blurs into hallucination, and time folds in on itself. To survive, she must confront the truth her mind has spent years protecting her from. Joe Was Here explores the thin border between memory and imagination, grief and identity, waking life and the dream world. It is intimate, haunting, and rooted in emotional realism, asking what happens when the past refuses to stay buried—and insists on being seen.
Roles For This Project
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Feature Film
$200/day + 10% AF wh...
Role Rate:
$200/day + 10% AF when applicable
Man
New York City
35 - 45
Non Union
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
DAVID - Supporting. Any Ethnicity. Male. Age 40–50. (Shoots approx. 3 days) The same actor will portray a younger version of the character. David is grounded, warm, and deeply practical. He provides emotional stability in a family shaped by loss, offering reassurance through patience, consistency, ... [See More]
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Feature Film
$200/day + 10% AF wh...
Role Rate:
$200/day + 10% AF when applicable
Woman
New York City
40 - 55
Non Union
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
FANNY - Supporting (Shoots approx 5 days). Caucasian Female. Age range 30s to 50s. The same actress will portray a younger version of the character. Fanny carries a rich, contradictory emotional life shaped by love, grief, and long-unresolved trauma. She presents as grounded, capable, and fiercely m... [See More]
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Feature Film
$200/day + 10% AF wh...
Role Rate:
$200/day + 10% AF when applicable
Man
New York City
8 - 11
Non Union
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
YOUNG BEN - Supporting (Shoots approx 4 days) Caucasian Male. Age 10. Ben is a sweet, sensitive, and thoughtful child with a gentle emotional life. He feels deeply but expresses himself quietly, absorbing the moods and tensions around him with natural intuition. He is not dramatic or attention-seeki... [See More]
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Feature Film
$200/day + 10% AF wh...
Role Rate:
$200/day + 10% AF when applicable
Woman
New York City
18 - 25
Non Union
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
LOUISE - Supporting Lead (Shoots approx 10 days). Caucasian Female. Age 18 to play 15. A thoughtful, emotionally intuitive teenager who appears calm and mature beyond her years. She works hard to stay composed, but small moments can easily unsettle her. At five, she lost her father, Léo, and althoug... [See More]
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Feature Film
$200/day + 10% AF wh...
Role Rate:
$200/day + 10% AF when applicable
Man
New York City
21 - 28
Non Union
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
BEN - Supporting (Shoots approx 5 days). Caucasian Male. Age 20–26. Ben is a warm, steady presence with a gentle strength that puts others at ease. A young father, he is loving, reliable, and emotionally grounded, moving through life with calm attentiveness rather than overt expression. His emotiona... [See More]
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Feature Film
$200/day + 10% AF wh...
Role Rate:
$200/day + 10% AF when applicable
Man
New York City
35 - 45
Non Union
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
LÉO - Supporting. Caucasian Male. Age 35. (Shoots approx. 3 days.)Léo is a loving, devoted father who is slowly collapsing under the weight of something he cannot name. Sleep-deprived and emotionally drained, he moves through the world with growing confusion as a recurring nightmare begins to overta... [See More]
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Feature Film
$200/day + 10% AF wh...
Role Rate:
$200/day + 10% AF when applicable
Woman
New York City
40 - 50
Non Union
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
DR. YEUNG - Supporting. Asian Female. Age 40–50. Dr. Yeung is calm, composed, and quietly authoritative, with a grounded presence that immediately feels safe. She leads with empathy and intellectual clarity, listening more than she speaks. When she does speak, her words are measured, intentional, an... [See More]
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Feature Film
$200/day + 10% AF wh...
Role Rate:
$200/day + 10% AF when applicable
Man
New York City
28 - 35
Non Union
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
JOHN - Supporting Lead (Shoots approx 5 days). Caucasian Male. Age 30s. John carries a quiet intensity that draws people in. He is warm, observant, and deeply empathetic, often communicating more through silence than words. His stillness feels alive, charged with thought and feeling beneath the surf... [See More]
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Feature Film
$200/day + 10% AF wh...
Role Rate:
$200/day + 10% AF when applicable
Woman
New York City
5 - 8
Non Union
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
EMMA - Supporting (Shoots approx 5 days). Caucasian Female. Age 5. A bright, playful, and expressive five-year-old with a natural sense of joy and curiosity. In everyday life, she is full of movement and warmth—an open, imaginative child who feels completely safe in the world around her. She grows u... [See More]
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Feature Film
$200/day + 10% AF wh...
Role Rate:
$200/day + 10% AF when applicable
Woman
New York City
55 - 70
Non Union
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
CLAIRE - Supporting (Shoots approx 3 days) Any Ethnicity. Female. Age 55 –70. Claire is an elegant, intelligent woman who carries herself with restraint and quiet authority. Her emotional life is subtle but deeply felt, often expressed through silence rather than speech. Composed and thoughtful, she... [See More]
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Feature Film
$200/day + 10% AF wh...
Role Rate:
$200/day + 10% AF when applicable
New York City
Non Union
Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
DAVID - Supporting. Any Ethnicity. Male. Age 40–50. (Shoots approx. 3 days) The same actor will portray a younger version of the character. David is grounded, warm, and deeply practical. He provides emotional stability in a family shaped by loss, offering reassurance through patience, consistency, ... [See More]
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Feature Film
$200/day + 10% AF wh...
Role Rate:
$200/day + 10% AF when applicable
New York City
Non Union
Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
FANNY - Supporting (Shoots approx 5 days). Caucasian Female. Age range 30s to 50s. The same actress will portray a younger version of the character. Fanny carries a rich, contradictory emotional life shaped by love, grief, and long-unresolved trauma. She presents as grounded, capable, and fiercely m... [See More]
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Feature Film
$200/day + 10% AF wh...
Role Rate:
$200/day + 10% AF when applicable
New York City
Non Union
Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
YOUNG BEN - Supporting (Shoots approx 4 days) Caucasian Male. Age 10. Ben is a sweet, sensitive, and thoughtful child with a gentle emotional life. He feels deeply but expresses himself quietly, absorbing the moods and tensions around him with natural intuition. He is not dramatic or attention-seeki... [See More]
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Feature Film
$200/day + 10% AF wh...
Role Rate:
$200/day + 10% AF when applicable
New York City
Non Union
Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
LOUISE - Supporting Lead (Shoots approx 10 days). Caucasian Female. Age 18 to play 15. A thoughtful, emotionally intuitive teenager who appears calm and mature beyond her years. She works hard to stay composed, but small moments can easily unsettle her. At five, she lost her father, Léo, and althoug... [See More]
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Feature Film
$200/day + 10% AF wh...
Role Rate:
$200/day + 10% AF when applicable
New York City
Non Union
Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
BEN - Supporting (Shoots approx 5 days). Caucasian Male. Age 20–26. Ben is a warm, steady presence with a gentle strength that puts others at ease. A young father, he is loving, reliable, and emotionally grounded, moving through life with calm attentiveness rather than overt expression. His emotiona... [See More]
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Feature Film
$200/day + 10% AF wh...
Role Rate:
$200/day + 10% AF when applicable
New York City
Non Union
Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
LÉO - Supporting. Caucasian Male. Age 35. (Shoots approx. 3 days.)Léo is a loving, devoted father who is slowly collapsing under the weight of something he cannot name. Sleep-deprived and emotionally drained, he moves through the world with growing confusion as a recurring nightmare begins to overta... [See More]
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Feature Film
$200/day + 10% AF wh...
Role Rate:
$200/day + 10% AF when applicable
New York City
Non Union
Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
DR. YEUNG - Supporting. Asian Female. Age 40–50. Dr. Yeung is calm, composed, and quietly authoritative, with a grounded presence that immediately feels safe. She leads with empathy and intellectual clarity, listening more than she speaks. When she does speak, her words are measured, intentional, an... [See More]
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Feature Film
$200/day + 10% AF wh...
Role Rate:
$200/day + 10% AF when applicable
New York City
Non Union
Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
JOHN - Supporting Lead (Shoots approx 5 days). Caucasian Male. Age 30s. John carries a quiet intensity that draws people in. He is warm, observant, and deeply empathetic, often communicating more through silence than words. His stillness feels alive, charged with thought and feeling beneath the surf... [See More]
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Feature Film
$200/day + 10% AF wh...
Role Rate:
$200/day + 10% AF when applicable
New York City
Non Union
Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
EMMA - Supporting (Shoots approx 5 days). Caucasian Female. Age 5. A bright, playful, and expressive five-year-old with a natural sense of joy and curiosity. In everyday life, she is full of movement and warmth—an open, imaginative child who feels completely safe in the world around her. She grows u... [See More]
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Feature Film
$200/day + 10% AF wh...
Role Rate:
$200/day + 10% AF when applicable
New York City
Non Union
Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
CLAIRE - Supporting (Shoots approx 3 days) Any Ethnicity. Female. Age 55 –70. Claire is an elegant, intelligent woman who carries herself with restraint and quiet authority. Her emotional life is subtle but deeply felt, often expressed through silence rather than speech. Composed and thoughtful, she... [See More]
