Leading actor (m/d) for the Bachelor graduation film "Beside the World (AT)"

As part of the Bachelor of Film Production, we are looking for an actor to play the lead role of Timo.

The topic of grief is a universal, but at the same time very individual experience. Some deal with it, others try to avoid it or suppress it. The film takes up this theme. It is a movie for people who have gone through similar experiences, who can identify with the protagonist and thus feel seen and heard.

Plot
Mara, a young woman, loses herself more and more in her created dream world in order to escape reality and the death of her best friend Timo, until it catches up with her in her dreams and she has to face the truth.

Premise
Grief processing is a long and hard process. Repression only provides short-term protection, but prevents long-term healing and closure.

This is a student production, which is why the position is not remunerated.

Director: Erik James Egler
Casting contact: Anastasiia Tkachenko

Timo is not a loud person. He takes up space not through words, but through consistency: he is there. Always.
He speaks calmly, thoughtfully, often with a light, warm sense of humor. His manner is unagitated, almost timeless. Timo observes a lot, rarely intervenes, but always gives the feeling of being seen and understood.
He is not manipulative, not dominant, not demanding. His closeness seems voluntary - almost natural.