Job: Leeds. Casting Call: Female Actress (Age 30-50) for Role of Gia in Short Film 'What Lies Amongst The Brambles'
About the Project /Job:
Project Title: ‘What Lies Amongst the Brambles’
Synopsis:
Gaia, the Earth's guardian, awakens to find an ominous bramble bush invading her once-pristine forest-home to her seedling child, the symbol of life itself. Fearing for its safety, Gaia ventures into the bramble only to discover the devastation her seed-humanity-has wrought upon the planet. Overcome with grief but refusing to surrender to despair, Gaia begins the delicate process of reclaiming what remains. In an act of hope and resilience, she replants the seed amidst the ruins, trusting in the potential for renewal and the possibility of a better future.
Character:
Gaia (Main Character)
About the Character:
Gaia is the embodiment of nature itself-powerful, nurturing, fierce, and mysterious. She is a guardian of the Earth, brimming with wisdom and empathy but carrying the burden of protecting a fragile planet. This character requires emotional depth, a commanding presence, and the ability to exude a connection to the natural world. We are looking for someone with strong emotional depth harnessing facial expressions and body language to tell the story as the film has no dialogue.
Gender: Female (Gender Inclusive)
Age: 30-50-She has protected her forest for many years, she has aged beautifully with grace embracing her age like the cracks of the bark within her forest.
Ethnicity: Open to all ethnicities.
Alterations: No unnatural dye. No large tattoos. No non removable piercings.
Personality: Core traits: nurturing, resilient, empathic, determined, self-sacrificial, wisdom, ferocity...Ignorance, empathy, hope.
Strengths: Emotional Understanding, resilience, connection to nature, determination, hopefulness, wisdom and ability to reflect.
Weaknesses: Ignorance/isolation, blind faith, overattachment, anxiety, physical and emotional fragility.
Location and Date:
Location: Leeds, UK.
Shooting Dates: 6th-9th February
Overall Dates: 1 day of auditions, 4 days of filming (2 days in studio, 2 days on)
Job Rate:
Unpaid
How to Take Part:
- Submission Requests:
-Please submit a headshot and resume/showreel to the email detailed. Additionally, we would like you to prepare a monologue of your choice that you believe is linked to the character of Gaia.
-Extra Information:
-If Local - Auditions will be held at Leeds School of Arts Building,
-Zoom auditions can be arranged.
-Deadline Date for casting submissions: 6th January
-If you meet the above criteria, please apply today via your personal profile. Please attach recent photos and also write your name, age, location, and contact details when you send your application. -D
