CASTING CALL – “LIKED” A Psychological Thriller Short Film

Description

CASTING CALL – “LIKED”
A Psychological Thriller Short Film
Directed by Abby Miles

Location: Liverpool City Centre
Shoot Dates: Week commencing 9th March 2026 (5 days)

Logline:
A socially isolated woman becomes obsessed with recreating her former best friend’s online identity, only to be confronted by a presence that begins to fracture her sense of reality.

Production Details:
Student short film with a small performance fee.

Lead Roles (Grace & Sophie): £25 per day (approx. £125 total)
Supporting Role (Mia): £25 per day (approx. £50 total)

Travel (within 34 miles of Liverpool) and on-set catering provided.

Roles:

Grace Andrews (23) – Lead
Neutral British (or open).
Quiet, emotionally dependent, socially anxious. Represses a traumatic event and becomes obsessively consumed with recreating her late best friend’s online presence.

Sophie Hart (23) – Second Lead
Neutral British (or open).
Charismatic, image-conscious, attention-driven. Appears as a manifestation of Grace’s guilt—colder, sharper, confrontational.

Mia (22–24) – Supporting
Neutral British (or open).
Confident, blunt, socially relaxed. Represents the grounded outside world Grace is slowly disconnecting from.