Mid / Best Ager actor (m/d) for a student short film on the topic of "Suicide Awareness"
Hello everyone, we are looking for an emotionally complex cast for the supporting role of "group leader of the self-help group" in our short film project (student film) on suicide awareness "Samsara".
With this project, we want to appropriately and authentically implement the topics of suicide and depression in everyday life and on a social level, as well as respectfully show the effects on those affected and bereaved.
Based on extensive research and various discussions with aid organizations and related experts, we break with stereotypical role models and move away from thematic clichés as far as possible.
The film shines with intensively developed character biographies, which give the characters additional emotional depth and underline the film's plot beyond its running length.
Content
After the suicide of his brother Richie, Nate Daniels suffers from severe depression. Driven by feelings of guilt and self-hatred, he increasingly neglects his everyday life and his marriage. At the urging of his wife Emily, he seeks out various ways to help himself and attends group sessions without really opening up. His attempts remain superficial as he represses his true feelings and thoughts.
In the end, Emily separates from him as she realizes that Nate is only making changes for her sake and not for himself. The loss of his wife takes away his last support - and he decides that his only way out is to take his own life. In his despair and finality, Nate decides to go to the self-help group one last time to talk openly about his guilt and hopelessness.
After the session, Claire, another participant and his neighbor, confronts him directly about his suicidal thoughts without any empty phrases or appeasement. This honest conversation causes Nate to pause for a moment - for the first time he feels understood and no longer invisible.
"Samsara" is a film about the courage to face your own pain and that of others - and about the fact that a single honest conversation can save a life.
If you like the values and content of this project and the role advertised, we would be delighted to have you take part and receive lots of feedback!
Contact: Michael
Experience of embodying dramatic roles
Emotional depth
Resilience (with regard to trigger topics of suicide
). Trigger topics suicide and depression)
Expressive non-verbal / mimic acting
Of course reliability and respectful interaction on set as well as respect for the hierarchies and processes of a film shoot
Development of the role in pre-production in close cooperation with the director