Film School
RISING VOICES - SHE COMES FOR YOU - TABLE READ
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Details
Union:
Union
Area of media:
Film School
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
$137.50 Honorarium (approx. 1 hour). Must be ACTRA/APP
Deadline:
Apr 12, 2024
Shooting starts:
May 16, 2024
Shooting finishes:
May 16, 2024
Shooting locations:
Virtual Table Read
Cities for response:
Toronto
Comments
The Rising Voices Canada Mentorship Program is a career accelerator for emerging Canadian Black, Indigenous and Persons of Colour (BIPOC) filmmakers offering them tangible skills, resources and networks to build their careers in film. RVC is programmed by BIPOC TV and FILM & Hillman Grad, in collaboration with Indeed & TIFF.
Storyline
After a family tragedy an estranged Vietnamese mother and daughter reunite to face a vengeful spirit, forging a path of forgiveness and redemption bounded the memories of wartime trauma. Content Warning: Suicide/Death/Wartime Trauma
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | JENNY | Female 28 - 35 Years old |
Description Vietnamese/ SouthEast/ East Asian. An artist who is dealing with grief in all the wrong ways. She believes her sister who recently committed suicide is trying to contact her. Spunky, reactive, hardened. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | ANITA | Female 50 - 60 Years old |
Description Vietnamese/South East Asian. A single mother who has been in survival mode for as long as she can remember. She loves her daughters but doesn’t necessarily know how to show it in the Western way. She carries survivor’s guilt with her and is dealing with the grief of the suicide of her youngest daughter. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | MARGOT | Female 28 - 35 Years old |
Description Open ethnicity. Margot is Jenny’s partner, they’ve been through everything together, but Silvia’s death may be the ultimate test. Margot is kind and unwavering. She is the yin to Jenny’s yang – but even she has limits. Reader may also read for the role of ADAM. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | AUNT CHI | Female 40 - 50 Years old |
Description Vietnamese/South East Asian. Jenny and Silvia’s aunt, Anita’s younger sister. She a baby when they came to Canada following the Vietnam war and is more Westernized than Anita. She is fun, colourful, and supportive. She provided the girls with the love they needed. (Same reader as NGOC) | ||