A man living with a debilitating but invisible chronic gastrointestinal illness. Reserved, intelligent, and emotionally contained, Andrew navigates the medical system, work, family, and a same-sex relationship while struggling with a condition that others cannot see. The role requires an actor who can believably portray the physical effects of long-term illness. Andrew has a lean build consistent with someone who has experienced some weight loss due to his condition. Andrew is the film's only principal character who never speaks. The audience experiences the film entirely through his observations and reactions, making this a lead performance that relies on subtle, nuanced, non-verbal emotional expression. Some scenes involve working alongside a small-breed dog; physical interaction with the dog is not required. One shoot day will take place at a cottage location outside Toronto.

A caring and emotionally intelligent partner in a same-sex relationship with Andrew, navigating the strain that chronic illness puts on a long-term relationship. The role requires emotional range, strong screen presence, and the ability to convey vulnerability and heartbreak. While open to all qualified performers, actors of South Asian, Middle Eastern, or other diverse backgrounds are especially encouraged to submit.

A seasoned old-school physician who approaches the protagonist’s concerns with casual reassurance. Convinced that the situation is less serious than the patient believes, he routinely minimizes the symptoms and offers simple explanations for complex problems. While well-intentioned, his inability to recognize the true impact of the illness leaves the protagonist feeling unseen and unheard. Requires warmth, authority, and the ability to convey subtle dismissal beneath a reassuring exterior.

An experienced physician who is abrupt, emotionally detached, and dismissive of the protagonist’s concerns. Focused on symptoms rather than the person, the doctor shows little patience for uncertainty or discussion beyond immediate treatment options. Requires strong authority, confidence, and the ability to convey subtle frustration, indifference, and passive-aggressive dismissal. Actors from diverse cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds are especially encouraged to submit.

A compassionate and attentive physician who takes the time to listen. Unlike many of the medical professionals the protagonist has encountered, she approaches him with empathy, curiosity, and genuine concern. Requires warmth, authenticity, strong listening skills, and the ability to convey compassion without sentimentality. Actors from diverse cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds are especially encouraged to submit.

A warm and welcoming family member who appears in a family gathering scene. The role includes a brief but meaningful interaction with the protagonist. Seeking an actor who can deliver natural, authentic dialogue and bring warmth, familiarity, and an effortless maternal presence to the scene.

A friendly, approachable coworker who very briefly interacts with the protagonist during a workplace scene. Seeking an actor with a natural, authentic screen presence who can convey warmth and professionalism in a subtle, understated moment. Actors from diverse cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds are especially encouraged to submit.

Seeking 6 performers to portray office employees in a modern corporate workplace. Roles include natural workplace conversations, light humour, and everyday interactions before a meeting, helping create the authentic atmosphere of a busy office. Performers will deliver brief conversational dialogue and should be comfortable with naturalistic, overlapping performances. Actors from diverse cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds are especially encouraged to submit.

A lively young child at a family gathering. Heard calling out excitedly from the hallway before briefly appearing during the dinner, where they innocently bump Andrew's chair while playing. The role helps establish the warmth and bustle of the family environment.

Seeking 3–4 performers to portray family members during a dinner sequence. Roles involve overlapping conversation, light gossip, teasing, humour, and well-intentioned advice that creates the feeling of a lively, authentic family gathering. Some roles may be partially visible on screen, while others may be heard off screen.

NEW AGE RANGE - Sarah’s youngest son, around 2-3 years old. Sweet, playful, and very attached to his mom, he is happiest close by her side and often looks to her for comfort and reassurance. He adores his older brother and eagerly joins in whenever a little harmless mischief is underway.

Male | Lead | Preference to POC | Playing Age: 20–28 QUINN carries a quiet sensitivity beneath an effortless, slightly guarded exterior. He feels at home wandering galleries, record stores, subway platforms and late-night city streets, someone observant enough to notice the little things around him but perhaps not always bold enough to act on them. When PORTER unexpectedly asks him for a cigarette outside an art gallery, their brief interaction catches him completely off guard. There is an immediate spark, but before he can do anything about it, she is pulled away. What begins as curiosity slowly transforms into a genuine need to find her again. QUINN shouldn't feel like the archetypal romantic lead who knows exactly what to say. His charm comes from sincerity, vulnerability and the sense that he is surprised by the intensity of his own feelings. Throughout the night, we watch him move from introspective and slightly restrained to increasingly impulsive as the strange pull between himself and PORTER becomes impossible to ignore. By the final act, he's sprinting through the city following something he can't entirely explain, driven by instinct rather than certainty. For casting: We are looking for someone with strong natural screen presence and expressive eyes who can communicate a great deal without dialogue. The performance should feel intimate, restrained and emotionally honest rather than theatrical. QUINN needs to be believable both in small observational moments and in the increasingly physical urgency of the final sequence. A face that feels distinctive rather than traditionally polished is welcome. Chemistry with PORTER is essential.

Female | Lead | Preference to POC | Playing Age: 20–28 PORTER has an independent, magnetic quality. She's spontaneous enough to approach a stranger outside a gallery and ask for a cigarette, carries a Polaroid camera through the night, and feels completely at home moving through the city on her own terms. There's confidence to her, but not detachment. The moment she meets QUINN, something lands. Leaving their interaction unfinished, and that unfinished feeling quietly follows her for the rest of the night. As the story moves into PORTER's perspective, we discover that the encounter meant just as much to her. She revisits the Polaroids she took that evening and catches QUINN lingering unknowingly in the background of one of them. The yearning isn't one-sided. PORTER is actively experiencing the same strange gravitational pull, eventually abandoning whatever plans she had for the night to chase the possibility of seeing QUINN again. PORTER should never read as an unknowable dream girl or an object of QUINN's infatuation. She is one half of the story. Her desire, curiosity and agency need to be just as legible as his, particularly as the camera begins moving between their perspectives and the two unknowingly orbit one another through the city. For casting: We are looking for someone with an effortless, lived-in presence and the ability to convey curiosity, attraction, frustration and longing through subtle physical performance. PORTER should feel cool without performing coolness, with a natural individuality that makes you immediately want to know more about her. Strong visual chemistry with QUINN is essential, as much of their relationship exists through looks, body language and the anticipation of finally occupying the same space.

IMPRESCINDIBLE RESIDENCIA EN LAS ISLAS BALEARES, PREFERIBLEMENTE EN MALLORCA. Especificar dónde, por favor! Buscamos actor joven con buena vis cómica y naturalidad, capaz de transmitir energía vital y desenfado. Se valorará facilidad para la comedia de registro costumbrista y complicidad interpretativa con otro actor, ya que el personaje funciona en dupla constante con otro secundario.

IMPRESCINDIBLE RESIDENCIA EN LAS ISLAS BALEARES, PREFERIBLEMENTE EN MALLORCA. Especificar dónde, por favor! Buscamos actor con desparpajo y buena comedia, que aporte ligereza y frescura. Mucha naturalidad. Imprescindible capacidad de escucha, química y complicidad, ya que funciona como dúo cómico con otro personaje.

IMPRESCINDIBLE RESIDENCIA EN LAS ISLAS BALEARES, PREFERIBLEMENTE EN MALLORCA. Especificar dónde, por favor! Buscamos actriz capaz de transmitir contención emocional y ternura bajo una fachada práctica y resolutiva. Necesitamos a alguien que sepa jugar los matices entre lo que el personaje piensa y lo que realmente siente, sin sobreactuar la emoción contenida.

Performer will receive a finished 3 to 4 minute stand-up comedy set and perform it at an established local open mic in their own city. Before material is assigned, the performer must identify a suitable open mic where phone recording is permitted and provide the venue name and a proposed performance date. Material should be performed essentially as written without intentionally adding, replacing, rewriting or substantially paraphrasing jokes. Small accidental wording changes during live performance are fine. Cue cards, printed pages or notes are completely acceptable; memorization is not required. Performer must obtain a clear phone-quality recording of the full performance and send the footage afterward. Stand-up experience is not required. This role is specifically intended for actors and scripted performers comfortable delivering supplied material; it is not a joke-writing, punch-up or improvisational role.

KIP WESTLEY is the upwardly mobile brother of Carter. He is right hand man to his mother, who owns the local car dealership, and intends to stay #1 son. CAUCASIAN

LISA WESTLEY (White, 50s, glamorous) Former glamorous weather girl is now running the Westley Car Dealership car dealership with her 2 sons. CAUCASIAN