ENGLAND: actors (m) 25-35, English spkrs, for short film in London [P]
project title: One Game
production type: short film
pay: paid
looking for: actors
based in/around: London, England
about the project
Casting "One Game," a sci-fi short film.
Logline: Imagine a world where tech overshadows genuine human touch. That's where Max steps in, diving deep into an Emotion Training Program, wrestling with his past and digital temptations. On the other end, Ann is navigating the trials of parenthood without her partner fully by her side.
Synopsis: In a future dominated by personal devices, people use these gadgets as an escape from their raw emotions, preferring the digital haze to genuine human interactions. Enter Max, a 34-year-old computer engineer, desperate to bridge the emotional distance between him and his newborn. He joins the Emotion Training Program, hoping for a breakthrough. Inside the program, Max is immersed in a virtual game, confronting emotional tests that echo his personal traumas. These challenges are layers of his own memories, intensifying as he progresses. The pivotal test? Facing the heart-wrenching memory of accidentally dropping his baby brother when he was just seven. This traumatic memory pushes Max into a restricted "dream realm," unsupervised. Here, he discovers a life unmarred by pain, guilt, or anxiety - his every wish fulfilled. Tempted by this digital utopia, Max disregards the rules of the Emotion Training Program, remaining ensnared in the dream world's allure. In reality, Ann, his wife, faces the mounting challenges of raising their child, missing the full presence of her partner, especially as their son nears the age reminiscent of Max's haunting memory.
Shooting 8-12 Oct. in London.
Paid: GBP 11 hourly
playing age: 25 - 35
role languages: English
Max, a 34-year-old computer engineer, desperate to bridge the emotional distance between him and his newborn.
