Music-Video
When The Pain Rains Down On Me
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Details
Union:
Non union
Area of media:
Music-Video
Network:
Paid?:
No
Rates:
Non-Union / Non-Paying
Deadline:
May 30, 2024
Auditions:
Must have a Reel or submit by Instagram @maninasry
Shooting starts:
May 31, 2024 Filming and casting in May and June of 2024
Shooting finishes:
June 14, 2024
Shooting locations:
Toronto
Cities for response:
Toronto
Comments
Improvisation a must.
Storyline
Dreaming can transport us to wondrous new places, throw us into perilous and exciting adventures, and make us re-evaluate our waking lives from an entirely different perspective.
This Short Film is about events happening to our protagonist. He goes through dark moments in his life that he can't control. Paying the price in blood, sweat, and tears in order to bring the joys to our life and it’s in that very price that much of the joy comes, for triumphing over such trials. Moral worth, strength of spirit, and a certain peace that is won forever once we prove to ourselves that we can defeat adversity.
The character must protect himself from lust and desires, from evil spirits. When his life is in the dark, he is all alone with no one to call his own. He has to keep fighting to get back up on his own. There are moments when he wants to end his life but his mom and his friends are there to support him and lead him to do the right thing. While he prays, a snake approaches him while the healer protects him from it. He get's into trouble when his intention was to defend.
The dreams gives the opportunity to process hopes, pain, worries and frustration, and tell us what’s going on deep down inside our hero’s psyche.
Just when life feels like it's ending for the lead character, that the creator brings him back to life.
This Short Film is about events happening to our protagonist. He goes through dark moments in his life that he can't control. Paying the price in blood, sweat, and tears in order to bring the joys to our life and it’s in that very price that much of the joy comes, for triumphing over such trials. Moral worth, strength of spirit, and a certain peace that is won forever once we prove to ourselves that we can defeat adversity.
The character must protect himself from lust and desires, from evil spirits. When his life is in the dark, he is all alone with no one to call his own. He has to keep fighting to get back up on his own. There are moments when he wants to end his life but his mom and his friends are there to support him and lead him to do the right thing. While he prays, a snake approaches him while the healer protects him from it. He get's into trouble when his intention was to defend.
The dreams gives the opportunity to process hopes, pain, worries and frustration, and tell us what’s going on deep down inside our hero’s psyche.
Just when life feels like it's ending for the lead character, that the creator brings him back to life.
Roles
Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
Lead | Iman | Male 35 - 65 Years old |
Description Imam helps the lead in various circumstances. Beard | ||
Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
Actor | Sophia | Female 19 - 24 Years old |
Description A model. An Angelina Jolie type that is brave and rebellious - All ethnicities, diversity a plus. She will attract the lead but has a dark side. | ||
Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
Actor | Mariam | Female 40 - 60 Years old |
Description A middle eastern mother who wears a hijab and loves her son and would do anything to protect her son from the harmful world he lives in. | ||
Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
Actor | Police Officer | Male 35 - 50 Years old |
Description Police officer will arrest the main character. Strong brave individual. | ||
Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
Actor | Soldier | Male 25 - 40 Years old |
Description Antagonist, will revenge the lead. | ||
Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
Actor | Wife | Female 19 - 29 Years old |
Description Leads wife, she is a middle eastern girl with a Hijab. A very spiritual humble girl who loves her husband and her baby. If you have a baby or know a family member who has a baby, that would help casting. Must know how to put on a hijab. | ||
Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
Actor | Baby | All 1 - 2 Years old |
Description Looking for a middle eastern baby. The baby is taken away from the lead actor. Baby can a couple of months to 2 years. |