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The Trap House

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Sharp and clear-eyed. The only person in the house who still sees it for what it is, and stays anyway. Ruth is the film's moral clarity and its most devastating character: a woman who isn't chained to the drug, but is chained to someone who is. Her quiet refusal to leave is the emotional pivot of...
Due Date: 05/30/2026
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    Ruth

    The Trap House

    $300 per day Woman Chicago 25 - 39 Non Union Short Film

    About this role

    Sharp and clear-eyed. The only person in the house who still sees it for what it is, and stays anyway. Ruth is the film's moral clarity and its most devastating character: a woman who isn't chained to...

    Due Date: 05/30/2026

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    Jonah

    The Trap House

    $300 per day Man Chicago 25 - 39 Non Union Short Film

    About this role

    Jonah is an everyman ground down by addiction, trying to hold himself together. Working-class texture, gentleness under the desperation. A walking bruise. The kind of man who was once someone's whole ...

    Due Date: 05/30/2026

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    Sophie

    At the Bend

    $150-$200/day Woman Chicago 24 - 34 SAG-AFTRA, Short Film Short Film

    About this role

    Sophie is beautiful, confident, and exceedingly kind.  She’s deeply in love with Elliot; her best friend, her lover, her soulmate. Sophie is a peacemaker and wants everyone in her life to be in harmon...

    Due Date: 05/25/2026

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    Elliot

    At the Bend

    $150-$200/day Man Chicago 24 - 34 SAG-AFTRA, Short Film Short Film

    About this role

    Attractive in a kind of gawky, awkwardly beautiful way, Elliot is gentle, quietly charming, and undoubtedly the perfect partner. He loves loudly and feels deeply, emotionally in tune with both himself...

    Due Date: 05/25/2026

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    Tod

    At the Bend

    $150-$200/day Man Chicago 55 - 65 SAG-AFTRA, Short Film Short Film

    About this role

    Tod is old masculinity embodied; tough as nails, emotionally disconnected, very much a “man’s man.” He gets along with horses better than he does with most people, and finds his peace in solitude in n...

    Due Date: 05/25/2026

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    Waitress

    Lost and Found

    - Woman, Non-Binary Pe... Chicago 25 - 35 SAG-AFTRA, Short Film Short Film

    About this role

    The waitress is the glue that holds the "loss" part of our film together. She will also make an appearance at the end of the film.

    Due Date: 05/09/2026

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    Owner

    Lost and Found

    - Man, Non-Binary Pers... Chicago 25 - 35 SAG-AFTRA, Short Film Short Film

    About this role

    The owner of the laundromat is our glue between the scenes for the Found portion of the film.

    Due Date: 05/09/2026

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    Sachin

    Lost and Found

    - Chicago 21 - 26 SAG-AFTRA, Short Film Short Film

    About this role

    Sachin connects with a stranger at a laundromat after finding someone's keys. Sachin was written for a male identified person from India, but we are open to finding the right person for this role rega...

    Due Date: 05/09/2026

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    Waitress

    Lost and Found

    - Woman, Non-Binary Pe... Chicago 25 - 35 SAG-AFTRA, Short Film Short Film

    About this role

    The waitress is the glue that holds the "loss" part of our film together. She will also make an appearance at the end of the film.

    Due Date: 05/08/2026

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    Spirit

    Butterfly Makes a Wish

    $200 + meals and transportation Woman Chicago 18 - 24 Non Union Short Film

    About this role

    The spirit is there to guide Sage, but she has her own arc as well. Being a spirit guide is basically just a job to her. To Sage, she comes across very mysterious and hard to read, but also captivatin...

    Due Date: 05/01/2026

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