Look Away

Production Company
Birds & Bees
Producer(s)
Rebecca Lockfield
Director(s)
Amber Stiller
Casting Director(s): 
Amber Stiller
Union Status
Union (TBC)
Project Type
Film
Student Production
No
Compensation Details

$50 Honorarium/Day, Meals, Footage

Audition Date(s)
May 6-20
Audition Location
Online
Shoot / Performance Date(s)
June
Shoot / Performance Location(s)
Vancouver
Submission Deadline
Friday, May 20, 2022
Submission Instructions

Please email headshot, resume, and demo reel (if available) to lookawayshortfilm@gmail.com . Put subject line as (Actor Name)- (CHARACTER NAME).

Project Synopsis
Tess copes with the loss of her high school boyfriend, and navigates the journey of moving on with the help of Ben.
Character 1
Tess
Age
16-22
Gender
Female
Description
LEAD. Tess is in her final year of high school. Normally self-confident, she is still reeling from her boyfriend’s death last year. She has become withdrawn, unable to find joy in her senior year without feeling guilty for what he is missing.
Character 2
Ben
Age
17-22
Gender
Male
Description
SUPPORTING LEAD. Ben is a good-looking 17 year old who comes into Tess’ school, a new student who doesn’t know the loss she’s faced. He doesn’t feel the need to tiptoe around her as everyone else has been doing. Confident, self assured, kind.
Character 3
Melanie
Age
17-22
Gender
Female
Description
SUPPORTING. Melanie is a party girl, someone who will peak in high school but doesn’t know it yet. Mean, flirts with Ben when he first arrives and is unhappy when it doesn’t get her the attention she wants.