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Title: Gone From Us
Storyline: When a teenage girl is secretly visited by her long missing father, the world she trusts begins to fracture.
Whispers from the past become louder as buried family traumas surface and a presence stirs in the dark edges of her home.
Torn between a protective mother and a father whose return raises dangerous questions, she grapples with love, loyalty and fear while something unseen presses closer.
This supernatural short is set over two locations and follows a small ensemble through an intimate tale of grief, memory and the monsters we make from pain.
It balances quiet character work with creeping dread as a young woman tests the boundaries of what is real and what is not
Why apply: intimate four hander with layered roles, a focused schedule, on location lodging and transport provided, and a festival aiming supernatural story that showcases emotional range
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Female 14 to 19
Caley Boucher. A quiet but strong willed teen wrestling with grief, loneliness and a creeping sense that reality is slipping away. Intelligent and sensitive, she is vulnerable to what lurks beneath the surface and is torn between her mother’s protection and her father’s mysterious return. A role that demands depth, fragility and fierce intuition
Female 14 to 19
Elise Harper. The friend everyone wishes they had. Open hearted, witty and protective. Elise is Caley’s emotional anchor and connection to normal life. Her curiosity and compassion pull her deeper into the family’s mystery, testing her courage and loyalty
Female 35 to 55
Renée Boucher. A meticulous professional and fiercely devoted mother who has built her life around control. Fear and routine crack when her long lost husband returns. Her love for her daughter runs deep but so do the secrets she guards
Male 45 to 60
Shane Martin. Charismatic yet frayed drifter with haunted eyes. Once loving and idealistic, guilt and years of obsession have eroded his grip on reality. His return is tender and unnerving, leaving others to question whether he is a victim of trauma or a vessel for something darker
