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Richmond – Casting call for short film – October 2026 – Paid

Casting for Shadow of a Flame short film; a surreal, romantic nightmare blending psychological horror and drama.

Logline: An amnesiac couple fights to stick together in an uncannily romantic cabin where dark forces reset them whenever they try to leave.

Casting For the Lead Roles of:
WIFE (28-45, Black) – $600 flat rate for 4 days of work
Sharp, logical, and fiercely independent, raised to see vulnerability as a waste of time. She’s a problem-solver who believes love is something you work for, no matter how uphill.

HUSBAND (28-45, Black) – $600 flat rate for 4 days of work
A paranoid but empathetic man who only wants the best for Wife, though the cutting darkness behind his eyes hint at something deeper.

TO SUBMIT: Please email [email protected] with a headshot and reel OR a 1-minute monologue from a horror or drama film! Please also state where you are based!

Casting ends on September 24th @ 11:59PM.

Website: https://www.shadowofaflame.com/

 

***The Virginia Film Office is not affiliated with this project and it is up to the participants to vet the production and get more details directly from the company.***

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Lori Russell

Casting