FEATURE FILM CASTING: HUSH HARBOR

May 8th, 2026 |  casting call

CASTING NOW
HUSH HARBOR
Feature Film

Storyline: On a small Western plantation, a revered enslaved matriarch who guards her people through ancestral spiritual practices must confront a rising evangelical threat and a dangerous betrayal from within, risking everything to preserve memory, autonomy, and sacred resistance.

BIG MO (MOZELLE)

  • Female
  • Age: 40s
  • Black
  • Lead Role
  • The daughter of Morenike Adesola, an African princess enslaved and brutalized but never spiritually conquered. Big Mo is feared by the masters, revered by the enslaved, and anchored by ancestral knowledge. She survives not through submission, but strategy. We are open to all body types but talent should have a commanding presence and strong delivery.

BENJAMIN

  • Male
  • Age: 30s – 50s
  • Black
  • Lead Role
  • Annie’s husband, and a Christian preacher among the enslaved who believes assimilation and obedience may offer safety. His internal conflict makes him both sympathetic and dangerous. As he is willing to betray his own family to please his master. Please submit name talent with previous lead roles or notable credits who is able to work non-union.

ELIJAH

  • Male
  • Age: 30s – 40s
  • White
  • Lead Role
  • The plantation owner. Raised by Big Mo after his mother’s death, he believes himself benevolent but is ultimately unwilling to sacrifice his power or reputation. Please submit name talent with previous lead roles or notable credits who is able to work non-union.

ANNIE

  • Female
  • Age: 20s – mid 30s
  • Black
  • Lead Role
  • Big Mo’s daughter, a woman balancing loyalty to her mother with the daily terror of survival under slavery. Her love is deep but cautious. Please submit talent with notable credits who is able to work non-union.

VANDORA

Female

  • Age: 8 – 10
  • Mixed race (black/white)
  • Lead Role
  • A bright, observant girl whose spiritual sensitivity marks her as the next keeper. Vandora represents continuity and the future of memory. Please submit young talent with some training and on camera experience who takes direction well. No mature content for minor role. Parent/guardian allowed within sight and sound of minor at all times while working. This production is in compliance with all State Child Entertainment Laws.

    • SALLY JONES

    • Female
    • Age: 20s – mid 30s
    • White
    • Lead Role
    • Elijah’s wife and a devout evangelical woman whose mission is control masked as salvation. She recognizes Big Mo as a threat and moves decisively to eliminate her influence.

    MORENIKE ADESOLA

    • Female
    • Age: 60 – 70
    • Black
    • Lead Role
    • Big Mo’s mother, appearing through memory and spirit. True African royalty, stolen from her homeland but never separated from her true power. She is regal, unbroken, and unwavering—she embodies ancestral authority.

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