Feature Film
Little Bird-WINNIPEG ONLY
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Details
Episode:
Episode 101
Union:
Union
Area of media:
Feature Film
Network:
PREMIUM SVOD/APTN
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
Actra
Deadline:
Jan 14, 2022
Auditions:
WILL CALL FOR TAPE
Shooting starts:
Apr 4, 2022 Dates are approximate and subject to change
Shooting finishes:
June 29, 2022
Shooting locations:
Winnipeg and Area
Cities for response:
Winnipeg
Comments
**TRIGGER WARNING: In this show we will be recreating the abduction of small Indigenous children from their parents, as well as the resulting trauma to children and parents.
Storyline
LITTLE BIRD is a premium, six-part limited dramatic series about an Indigenous woman on a journey to find her birth family and uncover the hidden truth of her past. Bezhig Little Bird was adopted into a Jewish family at the age of five, becoming Esther Rosenblum. Now in her 20s, Bezhig longs for the family she lost and is willing to sacrifice everything to find them. Her quest lands her in the Canadian prairies, worlds apart from everything she knows, where she begins to unravel the mystery behind her adoption forcing her to question everything she believed to be true. When she discovers that she was one of the generation of children forcibly apprehended by the Canadian government through a policy, later coined The 60s Scoop, Bezhig's pursuit to reconnect her family intensifies. This ground-breaking new series explores themes of trauma and loss while reminding us of the power and resilience of the human spirit, holding a mirror up to who we are and who we hope to become.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Recurring | MARVIN COHEN | Male 50 - 60 Years old |
Description WHITE JEWISH. Daavid's father, Marvin is a BUSINESSMAN with a NATURAL and EXPANSIVE AUTHORITY. He easily holds the attention of a room full of party-goers with his natural sense of humour. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Recurring | TAMMY | Female 25 - 30 Years old |
Description WHITE JEWISH. David's sister Tammy comes across as GLAMOROUS even when she's VERY PREGNANT. At first DISTANT AND HAUGHTY, she becomes an unexpected ally for Esther when dealing with other insensitive members of her family. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Recurring | RCMP CONSTABLE | Male 20 - 30 Years old |
Description WHITE. A fresh faced young RCMP Constable apprehending some Indigenous children. He is annoyed when he has to chase down the children's mother, knociking her to the ground. He has no compassion when the children are taken from their mother and participates in their abduction. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Recurring | RCMP OFFICER | Male 50 - 60 Years old |
Description WHITE. Heavy set veteran RCMP Constable who participates in the adbudction of some Indigenous children from their family, and shows no compassion. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Recurring | Brigit | Female 30 - 40 Years old |
Description INDIGENOUS. Brigit is Patti's cousin who also went to residential school. She is deeply religious due to the Catholic education she received at residential school. She fiercely loves the Little Bird family and doesn't know how to help Patti when her children are taken. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Recurring | RABBI STEIN | Male 30 - 40 Years old |
Description WHITE JEWISH. A new young Rabbi at the Cohen's shul, shocked when Esther demonstrates enthusiasm for Judaism and immediately embarrassed by his reaction. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Recurring | NIGHT NURSE | Female 30 - 45 Years old |
Description WHITE. A Stern night nurse looking after Indigenous children at the receiving centre, unmoved by a child's crying but not entirely unkind. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | THOMAS | Male 30 - 40 Years old |
Description INDIGENOUS. Morris' cousin accompanying Morris and Leo on their hunt, playfully teasing Leo. Thomas is proud and happy to be moving off the reservation after taking a government pay-out. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | AUNTY ENID | Female 45 - 60 Years old |
Description WHITE JEWISH. One of David's aunts participating in a rude conversation in low tones. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | SAUL COHEN | Male 50 - 60 Years old |
Description WHITE JEWISH. David's uncle congratulating David and Esther on their engagement. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | GERTIE COHEN | Female 50 - 60 Years old |
Description WHITE JEWISH. David's aunt congratulating David and Esther on their engagement. Gertie is genuinely surprised that Esther is so pretty. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Cheryl | Female 30 - 40 Years old |
Description WHITE JEWISH. Esther's father's new girlfriend, Cheryl is pretty, and bubbly but bland. | ||