Actresses for Independent Feature
When college students return home for winter break, a quiet town becomes the site of a string of brutal, inexplicable deaths. Lucy, an emotionally perceptive freshman, reunites with her older sister Anna, who is intensely protective, hypervigilant, and shaped by a violent childhood. As the town descends into fear. What unfolds is a psychological slasher with a paranormal undercurrent, revealing that the true horror is not an external force, but an inherited cycle of violence born from trauma, love, and protection.
2 roles
quiet, hyper-observant, and prematurely self-controlled. She watches for danger, instinctively placing herself between conflict and those she loves. She speaks sparingly, but when she asserts herself it carries surprising authority. Her body holds constant readiness beneath stillness. She views force or rule-breaking as protective, not wrong, defining herself by responsibility rather than softness. She represents the early formation of the protector who will later become enforcer and sacrifice.
open, curious, and emotionally perceptive, surviving through adaptation rather than strength. She reads rooms and people instinctively, sensing shifts in safety before she can explain them. She wants to believe in goodness because doubting it would fracture her world. Warm and responsive, she seeks connection and reassurance, using empathy as protection. Her awareness plants the early seeds of suspicion, pattern recognition, and the emotional resilience that will later define her survival.
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