Pia Vidal
Looking for actors for surrealist short
FAVIAN – Lead Role
Male, mid-30s
Favian is the emotional core of the film, a man drowning in grief, memory, and longing. He moves through the world with a quiet heaviness, carrying the weight of unresolved love and a reality that keeps slipping through his fingers.
He is introspective, soft-spoken, and deeply vulnerable, often lost in his own mind. His emotional palette ranges from numb detachment to raw, overwhelming heartbreak. Throughout the story, Favian drifts between real moments and dreamlike sequences, making his performance subtly shifting: sometimes grounded, sometimes untethered.
Looking for an actor who can:
- Convey intense internal emotion with minimal dialogue
- Move between grounded realism and surreal, dreamlike states
- Capture the fragility, confusion, and haunted quality of someone who no longer trusts his own memory
- Bring depth, sensitivity, and authenticity to themes of grief and love
This is a physically and emotionally expressive role requiring strong dramatic range.
YOUNG FAVIAN
MALE, 18-25
PATRICK – Supporting Lead
Male, mid-30s
Patrick is Favian’s lover, seen through memories, dreams, and fleeting visions. He represents warmth, connection, and the life Favian has lost or may be losing from memory. His presence is tender, intimate, and emotionally radiant. Even when silent, he feels like a force pulling Favian back toward both love and pain.
Patrick appears in a mix of grounded flashbacks and surreal dreamscapes, so the actor must feel real and human, yet also capable of embodying an almost symbolic presence, the embodiment of love, longing, and the past.
Looking for an actor who can:
- Portray deep emotional intimacy and vulnerability
- Bring subtle chemistry and unspoken history to scenes
- Shift seamlessly between naturalistic and dreamlike tones
- Create a presence that feels comforting, familiar, and ghostlike
This role relies heavily on emotional expression, physicality, and on-screen connection.
YOUNG PATRICK
MALE, 18-25
TAROT READER – Supporting Role
Female, 30-60 (age undetermined)
The Tarot Reader is an enigmatic, almost otherworldly presence, a woman who seems to exist slightly outside of time. She is wise, intuitive, and deeply attuned to energies that others overlook. Her role in the story is pivotal: she becomes a quiet guide for Favian, offering insight not through direct answers but through symbolic wisdom.
Looking for an actor who can:
- Convey wisdom, intuition, and spiritual depth without exaggeration
- Portray a calm, grounded energy with subtle mystical undertones
- Bring a sense of timelessness or world-weariness to the character
- Deliver lines with conviction, gentleness, and layered meaning
- Create an atmosphere through presence alone, not theatrics
AMSTERDAM, NL
Casting
Unpaid
