Short Film
Regrets, I've Had a Few
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Details
Union:
Union
Area of media:
Short Film
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
ACTRA
Deadline:
May 13, 2024
Callbacks:
May 20, 2024
Shooting starts:
June 1, 2024
Shooting finishes:
June 1, 2024
Shooting locations:
Toronto, Ontario
Cities for response:
Toronto
Comments
Grandmother role MUST SPEAK CANTONESE
Storyline
A Grandmother wrestles with her anxieties and regrets as the granddaughter she raised prepares to leave for college
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Grandmother | Female 60 - 70 Years old |
Description Typical Grandmotherly type, plump (not too skinny. Grey hair)Maternal, always feeding others due to her poor upbringing, so FOOD and full stomach are important. Starting to lose her hearing because of age. Raised her only granddaughter alone since age 5 because her daughter and son-in-law died in a car accident, so she is very close to her granddaughter, Tracy. MUST SPEAK CANTONESE | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Tracy | Female 18 - 25 Years old |
Description Seventeen-year-old Canadian-born. Raised in a very traditional Chinese family with Chinese values by her grandmother. Being a teenager and growing up in Toronto, she acts more like a westerner than a Chinese person. Typical teenager - no patience, always in a hurry. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Middle-Aged Woman | Female |
Description MUST SPEAK CANTONESE - A woman on a in-film soap opera who converses though a laptop with our main character | ||