Temcula
Project Details
BEDROOM TOWN is a skate film, a coming-of-age story, and a slice of suburban California life. Eight-year-old Blaise senses that the world has labeled him as "different," but doesn't know why. His parents, his brother, complete strangers treat him with an otherness that puzzles him. He finds that the one outlet for his questions is the thing that keeps his mom occupied day and night: a strange-yet-familiar voice in her phone. It's a short film about growing up in a world completely altered by technology, where the old rituals of childhood now run alongside AI companions and algorithmic rabbit holes. It's about the loneliness of being a queer kid before having the word for it, about being part of a culture like skateboarding that puts certain expectations around gender and sexuality, and about how the screens and voices that define modern life can confuse reality with simulation. Family Dynamic: Blaise is an 8-year-old boy. He lives with his older brother, Cash, and his mom. His parents are divorced, and his dad is mostly out of the picture save for occasional, distracted phone calls. Blaise’s mom is heartbroken by the divorce, and in her state of denial she has fallen for an AI companion that sounds just like her ex. Her delusion confuses Blaise, but his brother takes it in stride. Blaise can’t quite tell the difference between the AI and his actual father, but one of them has time for their family and the other doesn’t. Cash understands what’s going on, but interacts with the AI in order to placate his mom. She wants to replace her absent ex-husband completely, for this voice in her phone to be her romantic partner and co-parent.
Roles For This Project
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Short Film
Cash Jr.
$257/day
Man, Woman
Los Angeles
8 - 11
SAG-AFTRA, Short Film
Short Film
Submissions Due:
09/03/2026
Blaise’s big brother and best friend. Loud and self-assured, but tender when it counts. He thinks he gets what’s going on in the world of adults and feels older than he is. He and Blaise largely operate in the world alone, without much parental guidance. Cash Jr. takes on the role of Blaise’s protec... [See More]
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Short Film
Blais
$257/ day
Man
Los Angeles
7 - 10
SAG-AFTRA, Short Film
Short Film
Submissions Due:
09/03/2026
7 to 10 years old; all ethnicities. Sensitive and impressionable, he looks up to his big brother, wears nail polish, and carries a softness that others see. He’s queer, but too young to feel or understand gender identity and sexuality. What he does feel is that the world looks at him differently but... [See More]
Similar Roles
Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
09/03/2026
Blaise’s big brother and best friend. Loud and self-assured, but tender when it counts. He thinks he gets what’s going on in the world of adults and feels older than he is. He and Blaise largely operate in the world alone, without much parental guidance. Cash Jr. takes on the role of Blaise’s protec... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
09/03/2026
7 to 10 years old; all ethnicities. Sensitive and impressionable, he looks up to his big brother, wears nail polish, and carries a softness that others see. He’s queer, but too young to feel or understand gender identity and sexuality. What he does feel is that the world looks at him differently but... [See More]