Feature Film
Matt and Mara
Details
Union:
Non union
Area of media:
Feature Film
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
Paid positions, rate depending on role (stated in character descriptions)
Deadline:
July 8, 2022
Shooting starts:
July 4, 2022 Dates TBD - filming July/August (& possibly fall)
Shooting finishes:
Sept 1, 2022 Dates TBD - filming July/August (& possibly fall)
Shooting locations:
Toronto / GTA, flexible schedules an asset as this is a more of a collaborative process
Cities for response:
Toronto
Storyline
Mara (Deragh Campbell), a young, successful and somewhat happily married tenure-track professor struggles to balance the completion of her dissertation and the stress of her work as a Creative Writing professor with her life at home. The sudden reintroduction of a man from her past, Matt (Matt Johnson), at the university campus intrigues Mara. Tentative at first, Mara is soon charmed by Matt's innate charisma and the two begin an emotional affair. As their relationship progresses, Matt's chaotic lifestyle bleeds into Mara's, causing her to question her current path.

MATT AND MARA is the latest feature film from MDFF, the award-winning production company of Director Kazik Radwanski and Producer Dan Montgomery. Their most recent feature ANNE AT 13,000 FT won the 2021 Best Canadian Film Award from the Toronto Film Critics Association. For more information visit www.mdff.ca
Roles
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
ActorDamienMale 35 - 50 Years old
Description
*ACTORS AND NON ACTORS WELCOME* Casting the role of Damien, Mara's husband. Nice, reliable and even-tempered, there isn't anything overtly wrong with him, but Mara's attentions have strayed in contrast to Matt who is loud, random and oddly magnetic. Father to their young child (under 2 years old), a good dad. Open to all ethnicities and those who identify as male.

Rate: $200-400, pending length of day
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
ActorVivFemale 40 - 65 Years old
Description
*ACTORS AND NON ACTORS WELCOME* Casting the role of Viv, a woman in her mid-40s - 60s, who is attending a yoga class at a studio that Mara frequents. Viv is a professor of literature at a university in town. Her yoga practice is somewhat new, but she carries herself confidently at the studio as if she's been going there for many years. Open to all ethnicities and those who identify as female. Experience with yoga is not necessary for the role.

Rate: $150-300, pending length of day
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
OtherSunnyAll 25 - 65 Years old
Description
*ACTORS AND NON ACTORS WELCOME* Casting the role of Sunny, a convenience store employee/passport photographer. Sunny works at a convenience store that offers passport photos, they encounter Mara one day when she requests a photo as she's renewing her passport for an upcoming trip. Comfort using photography equipment / a camera is an asset, but not a requirement. Open to all ethnicities and genders.

Rate: $20/hour