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“Daughter” is the young happy, compassionate, Obsidia, but that is all going to change once the gang enters the village.
Due Date: 08/03/2026
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    "daughter"

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    - Woman Chicago 5 - 10 Non Union Short Film

    About this role

    “Daughter” is the young happy, compassionate, Obsidia, but that is all going to change once the gang enters the village.

    Due Date: 08/03/2026

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    Young farmer

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    - Man, Non-Binary Pers... Chicago 18 - 25 Non Union Short Film

    About this role

    Curiosity of a cat with the eagerness of a dog, Young Farmer is often the first to know the new folks in town. Wrapped in grief, they hope to make a name for themselves by being recruited by the local...

    Due Date: 08/03/2026

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    Shopkeeper

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    - Man Chicago 50 - 70 Non Union Short Film

    About this role

    A perceptive Shopkeeper that owns a small shop in the middle of nowhere. What he thinks to be interesting stuff seems to find its way to his door.

    Due Date: 08/03/2026

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    Mother

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    - Woman Chicago 25 - 40 Non Union Short Film

    About this role

    A lost soul in love, Mother will do anything for her family and to leave behind her past, but evil always has a strange way of finding her.

    Due Date: 08/03/2026

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    Townsfolk/gang member

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    - Man, Woman, Non-Bina... Chicago 20 - 50 Non Union Short Film

    About this role

    Various roles including a survivalist, an exile, a retiree, an outcast, a refugee, or a lost someone looking for a new place to call home.

    Due Date: 08/03/2026

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    Diamond

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    - Woman Chicago 19 - 29 Non Union Short Film

    About this role

    “The Glittering Butcher” Diamond is a physical manifestation of fear and regret. Diamond is Obsidia with an insatiable bloodlust. She wants to finally break free from Obsidia’s weakness of humanity.

    Due Date: 08/03/2026

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    Feng

    Rusk

    $1,150 + 10 % Man Chicago 20 - 40 Non Union Video Game

    About this role

    A former gang member turned freelance operator hes another man in Ming's crew. Please note if you speak or are fluent in MANDARIN and / or have martial arts or stunt experience/training.

    Due Date: 06/26/2026

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    Alien

    Nothin' Beats a Cheeseburger

    300 Chicago 25 - 60 Non Union Short Film

    About this role

    Borg is the alien at the heart of the film — but he's a CGI character. This role is the on-set reference: the physical body the actors play against and what the animations build from. Well take this a...

    Due Date: 06/22/2026

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    Chef marv

    Nothin' Beats a Cheeseburger

    1000 Man Chicago 30 - 55 Non Union Short Film

    About this role

    A rough-around-the-edges roadside cook, pretty much over it — potentially drowning in debt. He takes pride in exactly one thing — his burger — and ends up trading his whole collapsing life on Earth fo...

    Due Date: 06/22/2026

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    The waitress

    Nothin' Beats a Cheeseburger

    200 Man, Woman Chicago 25 - 60 Non Union Short Film

    About this role

    The one normal person in the room when the world goes sideways. A dry, seen-it-all diner-lifer energy. Gladys keeps the diner — and Marv — from falling apart, and she's the last one standing in the wr...

    Due Date: 06/22/2026

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