Blow Up!
Short Film
Non Union
SHORT FILM LOGLINE When Joe is summoned to his ornery father's senior living facility to deal with yet another embarrassing situation, a chance encounter at the in-house bar turns one exhausting afternoon into something unexpectedly cathartic — a dark comedy about aging parents, dutiful sons, and the absurdity in between.
Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
05/11/2026
Male • 40s–50s • Open ethnicity • MAJOR SUPPORTING Joe's unlikely bar companion and fellow traveler. Brad manages his own father's chaos with dark humor and a bartender's instinct to pour first, process later. Lively, expressive, charming, magnetic. The high school classmate who convinces you to sk... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
05/11/2026
Male • 40s • Open ethnicity • LEAD A white-collar everyman with a wife, two daughters, and a mortgage. Joe shows up for his aging father out of duty rather than affection — the closeness was never really there, and he stopped expecting it. Exhausted by the constant chaos but functional, he carries ... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
05/11/2026
Male • Late 60s–late 70s • Open ethnicity • MAJOR SUPPORTING Crusty, ornery, and allergic to vulnerability. Vietnam vet and widower who lost his anchor when his wife died and never found another way to say so. A provider, not a hugger. Physically unable to walk; needs assistance for everything, an i... [See More]
More Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
05/11/2026
Male • 40s–50s • Open ethnicity • MAJOR SUPPORTING Joe's unlikely bar companion and fellow traveler. Brad manages his own father's chaos with dark humor and a bartender's instinct to pour first, process later. Lively, expressive, charming, magnetic. The high school classmate who convinces you to sk... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
05/11/2026
Male • 40s • Open ethnicity • LEAD A white-collar everyman with a wife, two daughters, and a mortgage. Joe shows up for his aging father out of duty rather than affection — the closeness was never really there, and he stopped expecting it. Exhausted by the constant chaos but functional, he carries ... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
05/11/2026
Male • Late 60s–late 70s • Open ethnicity • MAJOR SUPPORTING Crusty, ornery, and allergic to vulnerability. Vietnam vet and widower who lost his anchor when his wife died and never found another way to say so. A provider, not a hugger. Physically unable to walk; needs assistance for everything, an i... [See More]
