"Below Surface" Feature Film in Need of Actors
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Casting call for "Below Surface" feature film, seeking actors. Rate: Compensation: Copy, Credit, Meal. Additional info: Union Status: Nonunion. Key Dates: (Chicagoland) Callbacks: Thursday, July 2, 12 PM-3 PM. Rehearsals: July 15-16. Shooting: July 24-26. If interested, please submit your headshot and resume.
Roles JANE MODELINE – Female, 20-38 y.o., All ethnicities – Lead: A successful lawyer with a savior complex and a one‑track mind. Jane is brilliant, ambitious, and deeply devoted to the people she loves (when she remembers to make room for them). She believes she can fix almost anything, except herself. This is a strong role for an actor interested in emotional turmoil beneath a hard exterior. Traits: Intense, perfectionist, emotionally guarded. Media Requirements: Headshot/Photo. OFFICER BARLOW – Male, 30-55 y.o., All ethnicities – Lead: Hard‑boiled homicide detective with a knack for getting people to talk. Barlow approaches every interview with patience and curiosity, but doesn't let his soft spot for suspects get in the way of justice. He genuinely wants to understand people, even when he suspects they're lying. Traits: Steady, compassionate, disarming. Media Requirements: Headshot/Photo. EMERSON – Female, 20-35 y.o., White / Caucasian – Lead: The life of the party and the emotional anchor of every room she enters. Emerson is luminous, affectionate, and fiercely devoted, but beneath her charm lies years of unmet needs and growing frustration. Traits: Magnetic, affectionate, resentful. Media Requirements: Headshot/Photo. Note: Role includes a kissing scene and one scene requiring wardrobe consistent with swimwear/undergarments. Closed set provided. LILLION – Female, 18-20 y.o., All ethnicities – Day Player: A young girl at the center of a case that Jane cannot let go of. Small but impactful role requiring strong emotional expression and comfort performing on camera without dialogue. One scene only. Media Requirements: Headshot/Photo. YOUNG JANE – Female, 18-20 y.o., All ethnicities – Day Player: A thoughtful, reserved child who forms an instant connection with another student. Featured flashback role portraying a formative childhood memory that shapes the emotional heart of the story. Featured role. No dialogue. One scene only. Traits: Curious, earnest, observant. Media Requirements: Headshot/Photo. YOUNG EMERSON – Female, 18-20 y.o., All ethnicities – Day Player: Warm, outgoing, and effortlessly friendly. Featured flashback role portraying a formative childhood memory that shapes the emotional heart of the story. Featured role. No dialogue. One scene only. Traits: Bright, friendly, confident. Media Requirements: Headshot/Photo. PARTY GUEST/OTHER WOMAN – Female, 18-35 y.o., All ethnicities – Day Player: A guest at one of Emerson's parties. Appears in a pivotal flashback sequence opposite Emerson. Note: Role includes brief on‑screen intimacy (kissing). One scene only. Media Requirements: Headshot/Photo. #J-18808-Ljbffr
