Feature Film
Junkie Run - additional roles
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Details
Union:
Non union
Area of media:
Feature Film
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
$150/day for each role.
Deadline:
Apr 29, 2024
Callbacks:
call backs will start around this date.
Shooting starts:
June 1, 2024 No dates are set yet, it will be in June
Shooting finishes:
June 30, 2024 June
Shooting locations:
Hamilton
Cities for response:
Toronto
Comments
The first round of auditions will be self tapes April 29th. Call backs will be set up after that, and will be on zoom.
Storyline
A rat race black comedy that centers around a menagerie of misfits at a local dive bar who scheme, back stab, and claw at one another to find a bag of money from a botched drug deal.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Sandy | Female 35 - 45 Years old |
Description Wife of Jimmy, she‘s stuck back home waiting for Jimmy to sponsor her and their daughter Jenny to Canada. She is the sole caretaker of Jenny and her elderly mother. With little money coming in, she is constantly stressed about their financial situation. Applying pressure on Jimmy to send more money back or bring them to Canada. Jimmy is the proprietor of Good Eats. A recent immigrant, he’s trying to sponsor his family to Canada. With hopes of living the Canadian dream, he has found himself in a nightmare taking care of drunks, drug addicts, criminals, and the community’s most vulnerable. Financially drained, he is unable to balance the daily finances of the diner while saving money for his family. Sandy speaks the entire scene in Mandarin. It is written in English in the sides, but please do your best to translate the scene. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Jenny | Female 5 - 7 Years old |
Description Jenny is the young daughter of Sandy and Jimmy. She misses her dad and likes talking to him on the computer, but like most kids, has a short attention span. The scene will be entirely in Mandarin. It's currently written in English, but please have them say the few lines in Mandarin. | ||