Horror Short Film
Short Film
Non Union
New Orleans
A short film taking place in Baton Rouge in the early 90s. The story centers on a soldier who had a strange encounter when fighting in the Gulf War. This encounter, or the stress of war, earned him a honorable discharge-for his mental state. He is now home, doing therapy, but what he experienced in southern Iraq seems to have followed him. The story is set in a mythos that draws on Native American tropes, alternative local history, and is related to a larger project.
Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
07/03/2026
This role requires range. The character is strong but vulnerable, grappling with his sanity as he slips between what may be happening in his mind and what's real. He's self-aware and patient with his condition. He's non-violent — changed profoundly by the war. As an unreliable narrator, he must stil... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
07/03/2026
The film opens with this character's scene. He plays a Freudian psychotherapist interpreting the protagonist's problems. The scene is intentionally heady — it deviates from any plausible therapy session, bordering on the surreal — but the jargon-filled dialogue offers a way to introduce both the pro... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
07/03/2026
This role is for the film's antagonist. She has two scenes: one in a diner, and one in her apartment. This role is very challenging because she's essentially playing two characters. In the diner scene, she's a seductress — but with an underlying strangeness (think Lynch, or more like After Hours) in... [See More]
More Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
07/03/2026
This role requires range. The character is strong but vulnerable, grappling with his sanity as he slips between what may be happening in his mind and what's real. He's self-aware and patient with his condition. He's non-violent — changed profoundly by the war. As an unreliable narrator, he must stil... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
07/03/2026
The film opens with this character's scene. He plays a Freudian psychotherapist interpreting the protagonist's problems. The scene is intentionally heady — it deviates from any plausible therapy session, bordering on the surreal — but the jargon-filled dialogue offers a way to introduce both the pro... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
07/03/2026
This role is for the film's antagonist. She has two scenes: one in a diner, and one in her apartment. This role is very challenging because she's essentially playing two characters. In the diner scene, she's a seductress — but with an underlying strangeness (think Lynch, or more like After Hours) in... [See More]
