CASTING CALL – SHORT DRAMA FILM

Description

Genre: Drama / Social Issues
Themes: Mental Health Awareness, Cultural Stigma, Intersectionality

A powerful short drama exploring mental health, cultural stigma, and the unseen battles within ethnic minority communities. The story follows four young people, each carrying a silent struggle shaped by expectation, identity, and emotional restraint.

Filming from: January 2026
Location: Gloucestershire (open to additional locations)
Payment: Unpaid
Experience: Open to all levels
Open to: Actors, videographers, and producers
Flexible filming hours


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LEAD ROLES

AMINA

Gender: Female

Age: 18–25

Ethnicity: South Asian


Quiet, introspective, and emotionally perceptive. Amina carries herself with subtle grace, blending modern youth culture with traditional influences. Thoughtful rather than outspoken, she is beginning to question her identity beyond expectations placed on her.


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MAYA

Gender: Female

Age: 20s

Ethnicity: Caribbean


Vibrant and magnetic, with expressive confidence that masks inner vulnerability. Warm, humorous, and socially effortless on the surface, Maya hides exhaustion and fear beneath her charm. Requires the ability to shift subtly between joy and quiet despair.


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LEVI

Gender: Male

Age: 18–25

Ethnicity: European


Reserved and disciplined, with a restrained physical presence. Academically driven yet emotionally suffocated by expectations. Music is Levi’s emotional outlet, revealing sensitivity and passion beneath control and guilt.


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JABARI (Role Filled)

Gender: Male

Age: 20s

Ethnicity: African


Grounded and emotionally guarded. Protective, compassionate, and quietly grieving, carrying unresolved loss and responsibility.


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ADDITIONAL ROLES

MAYA’S BOYFRIEND

Gender: Male

Age: 20s–30s
Charming in public, controlling and volatile in private. Subtle menace rather than overt aggression.


AMINA’S PARENT

Gender: Any

Age: 40s–60s
Traditional, protective, and deeply loving in intention. Struggles to understand independence without seeing it as rejection.


LEVI’S PARTNER

Gender: Any

Age: 20s–30s
Supportive but emotionally fatigued. Balances patience with unspoken frustration.



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EXTRAS REQUIRED

Extras roles available across multiple scenes.