Lead Actress - Short Film · Lisbon, Portugal · May–July 2026

Seeking a lead performer for LOOKING (2026), an independent short film and visual essay about womanhood. One woman. Four settings. A physical, improvisational, emotionally raw piece of work (with narrative spine))

The role spans four sections: forest, beach, corporate, and nightlife. Each demands a different mindset, primal, nostalgic, composed, unhinged. You carry the whole film.

IMPORTANT: This project involves partial nudity and raw/un-inhibited performance and full transparency is essential before applying. No sexual interaction or acute physical proximity is required.

What we're looking for:
— Genuine comfort with physical and outdoor work
— No fear of improvisation, this is the method, not the exception
— Openness and presence over technique
— Availability in Lisbon, May–July 2026

What you get:
— €50-100 /day + transport + meals
— Finished film by end of July, ready for your reel immediately
— Full lead screen credit
— A serious piece of work, not a student project

To apply: send a short intro, recent photos in thoe different settings (Green areas/Forest, Beach, Corporate/Work setting and Casual Nightlife setting) + headshots. Alsany previous work, and your availability to nizar@vexillum.studio

Subject line: LOOKING — Lead Performer

Casting closes when the right person is found.