Agoraphobia
Short Film
Non Union
Los Angeles
Logline: When Ben Johnson’s business partner threatens to steal his company, he must finally face his crippling fear of going outside to stop it. Ryan stands in the office, drafting a resignation letter. As he continues, he informs Ben that the board members have been called and Ben’s resignation letter will be presented to them by the end of the day. Ben has 2 hours to make it to the office and save his entire business that he built, but he has agoraphobia. He tries to walk out of his house just to see if he can fight it, as he makes his way to the end of the front porch, he becomes nauseous, his eyes roll to the back of his head and he almost completely collapses before stumbling back inside. He tries to contact his lawyers, the shareholders, nothing is working. At this moment, his sister Mary (who has cancer) arrives at his house. She tries to help him through the situation, and offers to take him to the office. He refuses and they begin to argue, as the argument reaches it’s peak, Mary storms out of the house but before she can get in her car, she collapses to the ground. Ben, in a moment of regret, runs outside to save her. As he sits on the street crying his eyes out, she wakes up. As Ryan gets ready to walk into the board meeting, he’s stopped by Ben who stands in the office doorway. Ben tells the board about Ryan’s sabotage and security drags him out.
Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
03/18/2026
Mary is Ben's younger sister who has never given up on him. As the years have gone by, she was diagnosed with cancer and had to go through chemotherapy, and Ben paid for treatments. However, she tries to stay in his life by calling him, sending him packages, but he doesn't try to maintain the relati... [See More]
More Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
03/18/2026
Mary is Ben's younger sister who has never given up on him. As the years have gone by, she was diagnosed with cancer and had to go through chemotherapy, and Ben paid for treatments. However, she tries to stay in his life by calling him, sending him packages, but he doesn't try to maintain the relati... [See More]
