Selected open roles for talent

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LORI

Female - 28 to 35 yrsSupporting Union
Project title
Normal - Winnipeg Only
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday August 6, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Lori and her bank-robbing partner hope for a big score from the small-town bank. When things get out of hand and Keith is stabbed, Lori takes care of the two bank guards who are missing pinkies. OPEN ETHNICITY

KEITH

Male - 28 to 35 yrsSupporting Union
Project title
Normal - Winnipeg Only
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday August 6, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Keith and his partner Lori set out to rob the bank in a small town. Upon discovering a smaller-than-anticipated amount of money in the tills, he demands access to the vault. That’s when things really escalate... Despite being in the midst of the robbery, Keith has a kind heart. When an innocent bystander has a heart attack, he stops the robbery to perform CPR. OPEN ETHNICITY

TOM

Male - 45 to 55 yrsSupporting Union
Project title
Normal - Winnipeg Only
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday August 6, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Tom has been having some issues with his neighbor and is hoping the Sheriff’s department can resolve them. He has a quick temper and doesn’t like to compromise, especially when it comes to what he feels belongs to him. CAUCASIAN

JOE

Male - 37 to 43 yrsSupporting Union
Project title
Normal - Winnipeg Only
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday August 6, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Joe is a trusted hand of the Yakuza overseeing the security of the bank vault in the town of Normal. He’s a quiet, stoic, laid-back kind of guy until the bank vault is breached, at which point he focuses all his attention on hunting the would-be robbers. OPEN ETHNICITY

OYABUN

Male - 50 to 65 yrsSupporting Union
Project title
Normal - Winnipeg Only
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday August 6, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

This Yakuza boss leaves for Normal with a terrifyingly calm demeanor. When he finds that everything appears to be under control, he settles down for a nice meal with the new sheriff and some town residents. JAPANESE

DR. PIERCE

Male - 45 to 55 yrsLarge Principal Union
Project title
Normal - Winnipeg Only
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday August 6, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Dr. Pierce is the perpetually tired town doctor. Although he determined the late Sheriff's death to be accidental due to drinking, something doesn’t add up…CAUCASIAN

SALLY

Female - 48 to 55 yrsLarge Principal Union
Project title
Normal - Winnipeg Only
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday August 6, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Sally is the receptionist at the police station and has no problem speaking her mind. Midwest to a T, she has been in this job long enough to know how to stand up for herself. CAUCASIAN

KENNY

Male - 26 to 29 yrsLarge Principal Union
Project title
Normal - Winnipeg Only
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday August 6, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Kenny is the boyish, perpetually smiling worker at the soda shop in town. He does an excellent job at keeping the place spotless. When he’s not making sure everyone is stocked up on ammunition, he excels in slinging some delicious affogatos. OPEN ETHNICITY

MARY BETH

Female - 46 to 56 yrsLarge Principal Union
Project title
Normal - Winnipeg Only
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday August 6, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Mary Beth is quite bothered by the fact that she ordered pink yarn but was instead sent mauve. However, she likes the sheriff’s suggested solution to her problem...CAUCASIAN

MAYNARD

Male - 37 to 47 yrsLarge Principal Union
Project title
Normal - Winnipeg Only
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday August 6, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

The hardware store owner appreciates the new sheriff’s help in dealing with an annoying customer. However, he doesn’t appreciate the amount of fight the new sheriff is putting up when the town turns against him… OPEN ETHNICITY MUST HAVE STUNT EXPERIENCE

ERNIE

Male - 29 to 39 yrsLarge Principal Union
Project title
Normal - Winnipeg Only
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday August 6, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Ernie runs his grandfather's Tiki themed diner. He has since added his own touch of decor to spice it up. CAUCASIAN

CLAYTON

Male - 65 to 78 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
Normal - Winnipeg Only
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday August 6, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Clayton raises concerns about inflated pricing at the local hardware store and compares it to Amazon prices. OPEN ETHNICITY

DEAN

Male - 35 to 45 yrsACTRA Stunt Union
Project title
Normal - Winnipeg Only
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday August 6, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Dean enjoys hanging out at the local RoadHouse. When he finds an article about the sheriff’s past, he wants to hear his side of the story. OPEN ETHNICITY MUST HAVE STUNT EXPERIENCE

THE BANK MANAGER

Male - 35 to 45 yrsACTRA Stunt Union
Project title
Normal - Winnipeg Only
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday August 6, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

This Bank Manager is happy to give up the cash in the till as long as it means the robbers stay away from the vault… ??OPEN ETHNICITY MUST HAVE STUNT EXPERIENCE

THE PRIEST

Male - 34 to 60 yrsACTRA Stunt Union
Project title
Normal - Winnipeg Only
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday August 6, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

This priest hasn’t had much life experience outside of the church. He has a hard time telling the difference between a flare and a stick of dynamite… OPEN ETHNICITY MUST HAVE STUNT EXPERIENCE

James

Male - 50 to 60 yrsACTRA Stunt Union
Project title
Normal - Winnipeg Only
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Tuesday August 6, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

This Friendly mailman does more than just deliver the post. He almost manages to hold his own against an injured Keith and a very protective Lori. MUST HAVE STUNT EXPERIENCE

RAYNA

Female - 24 to 29 yrsLead UnionUnpaid
Project title
CFC - In Character - Toast
Media
Film School
Due date
Tuesday August 6, 2024
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

A practiced carer. Data analyst by trade. Direct and linear in her approach to communication. Newer to dating, with sour past experience, and often feeling less secure in her relationship with Tilly.

Elizabeth

Female - 30 to 35 yrsLead UnionUnpaid
Project title
CFC - In Character - Ghost
Media
Film School
Due date
Tuesday August 6, 2024
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Only child raised by her doting Mother, KITTY. Elizabeth is sheltered and undiscerning. She sees the inherent good in all things. She’s accepting and loving. A people pleaser of sorts. Falls in friend-love all over the place, from the delivery boys to the shop girls, to the local ghost who roams the trails of her parent’s Bridal Path Mansion property. It is through her ongoing make-believe relationship with “Ghost” that Elizabeth realizes that her attachment to her parent’s purse-strings is stifling her growth. Elizabeth has recently broken away from her parents.

Kitty

Female - 50 to 60 yrsLead UnionUnpaid
Project title
CFC - In Character - Ghost
Media
Film School
Due date
Tuesday August 6, 2024
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Mother to Elizabeth. Graceful and effortless style. Selfish but doesn’t know it. Doesn’t know what Elizabeth needs at this stage in her life. Feels betrayed by Elizabeth’s decision to live life on her own terms. Can become petulant when Elizabeth doesn’t see things her way. Challenges what Elizabeth sees, which only pushes her further away. In this scene, she is making a bid to be less critical of her daughter. Accepts an invitation to dinner at her daughter’s new basement apartment.

Paloma

Female - 27 to 34 yrsLead UnionUnpaid
Project title
CFC - In Character - Lovers, Friends & Other Ships
Media
Film School
Due date
Wednesday August 7, 2024
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Hispanic, Latina or Afro-Latina. We welcome and embrace Latinx actors with an accent for this role. Paloma is a slightly sarcastic, big-hearted millennial lawyer from Venezuela and a newcomer in Canada. She's pretty stubborn and risk averse but her friend Chloe's kooky adventures always tickle her inner child. Painfully out of her umpteenth situationship, Paloma despises Toronto’s dating scene and has zero talking stage left in her tank. Until she meets Nilan.