A Man Is Dying Short Film In Dfw
Short Film
Non Union
After witnessing a stranger collapse on a commuter train platform, three passengers board their departing train and struggle to reconcile the emotional weight of the moment with how quickly life returns to normal. As the train moves forward, their conversation becomes an intimate reflection on mortality, regret, and the challenge of living meaningfully in the face of inevitable death
Roles For This Project
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Short Film
Rosalie
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Woman
Dallas
20 - 70
Non Union
Short Film
Submissions Due:
02/22/2026
Highly intellectual. Precise. Observant. She sees things the way they are or at least believes she does. Rosalie doesn’t get swept up in emotion; she grounds the conversation in logic. Death is part of life. The world moves on because it has to. She is not cold... she just refuses sentimentality.
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Short Film
Todd
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Man
Dallas
20 - 70
Non Union
Short Film
Submissions Due:
02/22/2026
Nonchalant. Has lived through enough ups and downs that very little rattles him anymore. He’s not heartless, he’s tired. He’s pragmatic. Todd represents adaptation. The world moves on because it always does. He may be the most honest of them all.
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Short Film
Malcolm
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Man
Dallas
20 - 70
Non Union
Short Film
Submissions Due:
02/22/2026
An existential deep thinker who feels everything deeply. He doesn’t intellectualize to sound smart... he intellectualizes because he’s desperate to understand. He wears his heart on his sleeve and is visibly unsettled by what he’s witnessed. Malcolm wants meaning. He wants the moment to matter. He s... [See More]
More Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
02/22/2026
Highly intellectual. Precise. Observant. She sees things the way they are or at least believes she does. Rosalie doesn’t get swept up in emotion; she grounds the conversation in logic. Death is part of life. The world moves on because it has to. She is not cold... she just refuses sentimentality.
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Submissions Due:
02/22/2026
Nonchalant. Has lived through enough ups and downs that very little rattles him anymore. He’s not heartless, he’s tired. He’s pragmatic. Todd represents adaptation. The world moves on because it always does. He may be the most honest of them all.
-
Submissions Due:
02/22/2026
An existential deep thinker who feels everything deeply. He doesn’t intellectualize to sound smart... he intellectualizes because he’s desperate to understand. He wears his heart on his sleeve and is visibly unsettled by what he’s witnessed. Malcolm wants meaning. He wants the moment to matter. He s... [See More]
