CASTING CALL – “WHERE WE KEPT IT”

Description

LOGLINE
Coming of age film following a dysfunctional friendship group fighting change as they take on the next chapter of their lives, leaving home. Some will stay. Some will go.

LOOKING FOR
LIAM (Lead)
Male
Playing age 18–22
Any ethnicity
Leaving his friends and home behind for Uni, Liam the people pleaser, is the piece that keeps the group together. He's a high achiever and creatively talented, brought up in a successful household. However, he suffers from guilt as he takes his next step, leaving thegroup and his best friend Ethan to fall apart.

ETHAN (Lead)
Male
Playing age 18–22
Any ethnicity
Firm and opinionated character who is desperate for things to stay the same. Works as an apprentice tradesman and doesn't believe in further education. Ethan is insecure but holds a confident front. Some describe him as cocky and slightly arrogant. However he wants the best for his best mate Liam and if that means accepting change then that's what he will do.

TOM (Supporting)
Male
Playing age 18–22
Any ethnicity
Tom works full-time at a local bar while balancing the expectations of his relationship and his lifelong friendship group. Quiet and reserved, he often finds himself struggling to balance spending time with his girlfriend, Jess, and staying loyal to his mates. Tom struggles to voice his own feelings, leaving him torn as the group begins to drift apart. He is 18 years.

NOAH (Supporting)
Male
Playing age 18–22
Any ethnicity
Noah has just finished college and is taking a gap year, embracing the uncertainty of what's next, with confidence and optimism. Independent and comfortable in his own skin, he's beginning to outgrow the friendship group, accepting the change better than the others. His growing confidence creates subtle distance between him and the group. He is 18 years old any ethnicity.

LOCATION
Sheffield

SHOOT DATES
Late August to Early September

COMPENSATION
Unpaid