CASTING CALL – SHORT FILM

Description

LOGLINE:
A raw and darkly comic short film set in the early 2000s following a teenage boy living with an eating disorder, exploring male mental health struggles and the need to be seen and understood

SEEKING:
SKINNY BOY
Male-identifying
Playing age: 15–21

Intelligent, funny and quietly observant
Growing up in the early 2000s
Struggling with an eating disorder at a time when boys\' experiences are rarely understood or acknowledged
Caught between wanting to disappear and desperately wanting to be seen
Requires an actor capable of conveying emotional complexity and humour through subtle, naturalistic performance

No personal experience with an eating disorder is expected or required
Production is committed to performer wellbeing and working with appropriate consultants

Production is inviting anyone who could play a 15–17 year old teenage boy to apply

ACCENT:
Soft Midlands accent

SHOOTING:
Autumn 2026

LOCATION:
Must be based in the UK

COMPENSATION:
Paid opportunity
Above Equity rates