Selected open roles for talent

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Laura

Female - 19 to 24 yrsLead Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
To Blend In
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday April 10, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Must be able to speak Spanish and English. Must be Union. Laura is a young Colombian immigrant, who has ambitious dreams of moving to the United States pursuing her studies and independence. She is kind, optimistic and emotionally sensitive. Before the assault she carries her culture with so much pride and devotion but quickly she'll be aware of how her and her community aren't as welcome in her new to be “home”. After surviving a violent racist assault, fear begins to dictate her choices. She suppresses her language and changes her appearance to feel safe. Her journey is an internal struggle between survival and authenticity, that will lead her to stop hiding and open up.

Daniel

Male - 20 to 25 yrsCo Star Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
To Blend In
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday April 10, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Must be able to speak Spanish and English. Must be Union. Daniel is a Latino immigrant whose life is already established in the United States. He is a respectful and grounded classmate who tries to help her from the first moment he sees her seeking a safe place. His actions show comfort and that he genuinely cares for her, wishing her to reconnect with her roots. He is her sign that creating a Latino community is not far from her. His encouragement to report the attack will challenge Laura's survival instinct to remain invisible, as she is meant to be seen and proud of her true identity.

Man 1

Male - 26 to 35 yrsSupporting Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
To Blend In
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday April 10, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Must be Union. Dominant, entitled behaviour and overtly aggressive, Man 1 is the primary perpetrator of the racist attack. His words are intended to purely sexualize her and his actions are purely meant to physically violate Laura. He sees women as objects, as he is the physical manifestation of hostility towards migrants and becomes the sole reason for the fracture of Laura´s sense of security.

Man 2

Male - 26 to 35 yrsSupporting Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
To Blend In
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday April 10, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Sarcastic and complicit, Man 2 reinforces the behaviour of Man 1. He is a perpetrator of violence through his bystander approach, but his mockery and participation contribute to the fracturing of Laura's identity. This man reinforces how harassment is normalized within group dynamics as well as how men can assert their “power” over women.. His presence intensifies Laura´s fear when the assault occurs.

Julieta

Female - 45 to 55 yrsSupporting Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
To Blend In
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday April 10, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Voice Actor. Julieta is Laura´s kind and caring mother who remains in Colombia. She is caring, warm and deeply rooted in Colombian traditions. She embodies emotional safety and unconditional support as most Latinas mothers do. Although she is physically distant, her voice and comforting words ground Laura during her difficult moments, making her a real safe space even if it's miles away from her.

Realtor

Male - 50 to 65 yrsSupporting Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
To Blend In
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday April 10, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

The realtor is a polite, talkative and seemingly welcoming character. However, he is the representation of day-to-day unconscious biases. Through comments and assumptions that quickly turn into microaggressions, he introduces us to the new reality Laura will face as a minority in the U.S. He is curious about Laura's background and her almost unpredictable accent for a non-American person, but still reinforces discrimination, making her aware of her position as an outsider.

Latina girl

Female - 19 to 22 yrsExtras Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
To Blend In
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday April 10, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

A helpless Latina student who becomes the target of racist remarks on campus. She is vulnerable in this society because of her naivety; bullied solely due to her speaking her native language. She reflects a version of Laura that is still visibly connected to her roots but is too ashamed to accept who she is.

Girl student

Female - 19 to 24 yrsExtras Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
To Blend In
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday April 10, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

She is confident and integrated within the university. This girl is the pure reflection of what Laura is yet to become if she keeps on hiding who she truly is. As she is a white woman who has never faced prejudice and discrimination due to who she is, her ignorance leads her to participate in racist comments.

Male student

Male - 19 to 24 yrsExtras Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
To Blend In
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday April 10, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

He is confident and integrated within the community. As a man who has never faced prejudice and discrimination due to who he is, his ignorance leads him to participate in racist comments.

Teacher

All - 35 to 65 yrsExtras Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
To Blend In
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday April 10, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Professional and well-intentioned, the teacher is your typical devoted instructor who has been teaching for years and has this love and passion towards the institution.

Michael

Male - 20 to 25 yrsPrincipal Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
To Blend In
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday April 10, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Michel is the typical ignorant, uneducated white man who will represent the environment Laura feels pressured to assimilate into. He has never dealt with being part of a minority or with his humanity being taken away from him, because yet again he is white guy who is a citizen of the United States of America. His casual interactions unintentionally reinforce his racist beliefs. He has no empathy and is the personification of the Republican party and typical "MAGA" rhetoric. Finally he is a representation and a metaphor for prejudice against Latinos within the U.S.

Duncan Harlow

Male - 30 to 35 yrsLead Union or Non union
Project title
VENARI
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday April 7, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Duncan- male, white - An inmate serving three consecutive life terms for murder, one of which being his biological father. He had basic training in the USMC but was dishonorably discharged due to the murder and/or other serious infractions. Behind the razor wire, he pledged allegiance to the Aryan Brotherhood to ensure his survival, becoming a known associate and enforcer. He allegedly murdered a prominent white supremacist in the prison that sparked a brutal riot and made him a pariah to the entirety of the Aryan Brotherhood. PLEASE NOTE: Strong emotional range, experience with firearms and combat, physical fitness, comfortable with partial nudity (buttocks), comfortable with explicit violence, stunts of extended running/crawling on all fours/falling on the ground/simulated being bitten on the left arm/being dragged by the legs on the ground/being carried by each limb and simulated tossed down a garbage chute/simulated gang beating

Contractor Leader

Male - 40 to 50 yrsSupporting Lead Union or Non union
Project title
VENARI
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday April 7, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Male, White - The head of the paramilitary group employed by the Auteur. Former military or law enforcement, he is stern with his underlings and fully aware of the danger the “talent” of the snuff films possesses. PLEASE NOTE:- Physically fit, experience with firearms and combat, perpetrator of simulated gangland beating

The Bull

Male - 35 to 45 yrsPrincipal Union or Non union
Project title
VENARI
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday April 7, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Male, white - Once the pride of the Auteur’s stable, now a liability due to his increased erratic behavior and deteriorating mental health. Morbidly obese and supremely strong, this specimen wears a rotting steer head and nothing else. He is extremely territorial and remains chained up in the Auteur’s basement, being fed human flesh and subject to extreme cruelty by the Contractors. The content of his films primarily involve violent necrophilia and cannibalism. PLEASE NOTE: Physical exertion and wielding a chainsaw for extended periods, comfortable with full frontal nudity, comfortable with violence, comfortable with simulated torture, simulated cannibalism, comfortable with simulated sexual acts: simulated stimulation of genitals, simulated necrophilia, high BMI preferred

Maddie Harlow

Female - 22 to 30 yrsPrincipal Union or Non union
Project title
VENARI
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday April 7, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

NOTE: This role will also play the "Sobbing mother" role. Harlow’s younger sister. The prime target for abuse by their father, Maddie found safety in her older brother. When Duncan murdered their father, she stood by him, writing and visiting him in prison regularly. She was abducted by the Contractors at the orders of the Auteur, and given to a Crazy as an object of torture. PLEASE NOTE: - Strong emotional range, comfortable with full frontal nudity and physical exertion, comfortable with simulated torture

The Toad (multiple)

Male - 30 to 40 yrsPrincipal Union or Non union
Project title
VENARI
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday April 7, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

NOTE: This role will play multiple roles including: Contractor #5, Point Contractor, Sharpshooter, Police Officer VO, The Orator. The Toad - A regular starlet in the Auteur’s films, this Birmingham native dresses in regal attire and dons a latex frog mask. His preferred weapon is a combat shotgun and fancies himself indispensable PLEASE NOTE: Birmingham accent, comfortable with physical exertion, firearms experience, stunt falling

Porn Director (and Psychologist VO)

Male - 38 to 48 yrsPrincipal Union or Non union
Project title
VENARI
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday April 7, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Male, white - An abusive pimp who films and stars in his own content PLEASE NOTE: - Comfortable with simulated oral sex/sexual violence including two instances of hair pulling and one instance of him slapping a hand away, full frontal nudity required, comfortable with simulated fight

Crazies (Multiple)

Male - 20 to 40 yrsPrincipal Union or Non union
Project title
VENARI
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday April 7, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

NOTE: this role will be cast in multiple roles including: Crazy #3, Crazy #7, Crazy #14, Crazy #15, Kneeling prisoner, Nazi #5 VO, Televangelist VO Mentally deranged, sexually depraved and cutting their meds with drano if they take them at all, these unpredictable denizens wear pale masks and blue hospital gowns. He faces off against Harlow and attempts to sexually assault him, before being killed by the Creep. PLEASE NOTE: -Physical exertion, comfortable with full frontal nudity and simulated stimulation of genitals

Piggy (Multiple)

Male - 20 to 35 yrsPrincipal Union or Non union
Project title
VENARI
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday April 7, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

NOTE: This role will be cast in multiple roles including: Piggy, Crazy #1, 2,4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 16, 17 - Crazy #5, 11, 12 VO - Injured Contractor and Contractor 6 A member of the Crazies and Deviants gang. He is seen mutilating a corpse with a hacksaw, then chases Harlow through a hallway, before being shot and left for dead. PLEASE NOTE: Comfortable with physical exertion, simulated dismemberment of a body