FRANCE: actors (f) 18-35 English spkrs, for short film in Paris & Normandy [E]
project title: The Shutter
production type: short film
pay: expenses
looking for: actors
based in/around: Paris, France
about the project
For a low budget short film.
Shooting mainly in Normandy.
Non paid but travel expenses from Paris to Normandy will be covered.
Synopsis
Florence wakes up in a blank, white room across from a
dirty girl in hiking clothes. The girl flashes a camera at her,
and Florence awakes to find herself in therapy. She sits
across from Jessica, who is asking her about her dreams.
Florence hesitates to answer and becomes increasingly
frustrated with the sound of a metronome. Florence leaves,
running into the same girl, who flashes her again. Florence
finds herself stuck in the same loop over and over,
reluctantly answering Jessica’s questions as the never ending
ticking metronome remains the only constant each
time the girl flashes her and she awakens in therapy. As the
loops progress, her cousin slowly begins to take Jessica’s
place, and Florence finds herself in the white room again. As
she talks to Luz, Florence finds herself on a hiking trail at
the scene of her cousins death. She is forced to confront her
traumatic past and wakes up, finally free from the loop. Back
in therapy, for real this time, Florence hugs Jessica. The
room, silent.
playing age: 20 - 25
role languages: English/English-American
role ethnicities: White
Florence has a lot of anxiety which affects her sleep schedule. She has a past trauma that she won't face in reality which later haunts her in her dreams. Determined to get help, she talks to her therapist and tries to break down her nightmares to find a solution to her lack of sleep. She faces a harsh reality and learns that it takes time and space to really heal.
playing age: 18 - 23
role languages: English/English-American
role ethnicities: White
Luz is Florence's Cousin. She's into photography and loves to capture the moment. She is very close to her cousin Florence. Sadly her life was taken so soon but all she left in this world was her beautiful smile she lit up when she walked in the room.
playing age: 26 - 35
role languages: English/English-American
role ethnicities: Black
Jessica is Florence's therapist. She's a super loving woman. She is passionate about her job. Very easy to talk to and willing to do anything she can to solve problems for others, though she deals in absolutes, which can often reveal a dark side.