Dive
Short Film
Non Union
Los Angeles
DIVE is a restrained character drama about a young man confronting the memory of the mother he lost to addiction. Through a series of fragmented memories, the film explores the emotional legacy of a childhood shaped by love, blame, and the painful realization that some wounds never fully heal.
Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
03/23/2026
Sensitive and perceptive beyond his years. A boy who loves his mother deeply and believes he can help fix what is broken in his family. This role requires emotional maturity and authenticity.
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Submissions Due:
04/04/2026
Jonathan’s father. A quiet, hardworking man who spent years trying to hold his family together. Donald internalizes everything. Grief, guilt, and responsibility. He rarely expresses his emotions openly, but the depth of his love for his son is undeniable. SELF TAPE REQUIRED
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Submissions Due:
03/23/2026
A quiet, emotionally guarded young man carrying years of unresolved grief. Intelligent but withdrawn, he has learned to numb pain rather than confront it. Jonathan grew up loving a mother he could never save and distancing himself from a father he didn’t understand. Intimacy: kissing / making out r... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
03/23/2026
Jonathan’s girlfriend. Bright, impulsive, affectionate, and emotionally raw. Caroline represents escape and youth for Jonathan — a temporary refuge from the heaviness he carries. She loves him fiercely but fears she is losing him to the same darkness that took his mother. Intimacy: kissing / makin... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
03/23/2026
Jonathan’s mother. Once charismatic and magnetic, Samantha struggled with addiction throughout Jonathan’s childhood. She genuinely believes she tried to be a good mother, even if she never fully understood the damage her addiction caused. She carries warmth, regret, and a quiet self-justification t... [See More]
More Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
03/23/2026
Sensitive and perceptive beyond his years. A boy who loves his mother deeply and believes he can help fix what is broken in his family. This role requires emotional maturity and authenticity.
-
Submissions Due:
04/04/2026
Jonathan’s father. A quiet, hardworking man who spent years trying to hold his family together. Donald internalizes everything. Grief, guilt, and responsibility. He rarely expresses his emotions openly, but the depth of his love for his son is undeniable. SELF TAPE REQUIRED
-
Submissions Due:
03/23/2026
A quiet, emotionally guarded young man carrying years of unresolved grief. Intelligent but withdrawn, he has learned to numb pain rather than confront it. Jonathan grew up loving a mother he could never save and distancing himself from a father he didn’t understand. Intimacy: kissing / making out r... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
03/23/2026
Jonathan’s girlfriend. Bright, impulsive, affectionate, and emotionally raw. Caroline represents escape and youth for Jonathan — a temporary refuge from the heaviness he carries. She loves him fiercely but fears she is losing him to the same darkness that took his mother. Intimacy: kissing / makin... [See More]
-
Submissions Due:
03/23/2026
Jonathan’s mother. Once charismatic and magnetic, Samantha struggled with addiction throughout Jonathan’s childhood. She genuinely believes she tried to be a good mother, even if she never fully understood the damage her addiction caused. She carries warmth, regret, and a quiet self-justification t... [See More]
