Short Film
This Too Shall Pass - Short Film
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Details
Union:
Non union
Area of media:
Short Film
Network:
Paid?:
No
Rates:
$175/ Day
Deadline:
June 14, 2024
Callbacks:
June 27, 2024 Call Backs will be hosted in Person
Shooting starts:
July 12, 2024
Shooting finishes:
July 16, 2024
Shooting locations:
Toronto
Cities for response:
Toronto
Storyline
From first loves, to pen pals, to first heartbreak. Photo booth photos, to childhood letters, to Polaroids on the beach. From moving out of your parent’s house and into your first apartment. This film is about the shoebox of memories that follows you through it all - and the reminder that even when life feels at its lowest, you will love again.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | DAVID (TEENAGER/YOUNG ADULT) | Male 18 - 25 Years old |
Description 18 to 25 years old, White man, and Light Brown hair. 18-25 years old, male, all ethnicities. This role involves playing the same character in two different time periods: age 18 and age 25. Teenage David (age 18) has figured out a lot in life since being a kid at summer camp. He’s found his confidence, built a network of a few close friends who confide everything in each other, and has even found a serious girlfriend in school who he loves very much. He’s found his passion in life in a very niche component of software engineering and is excited to leave the nest and experience the outside world as an adult. We are with him in that transitional time, the final summer before he goes abroad for school. His girlfriend (Amy) and he have decided they’re going to try long distance but deep down he knows that there’s a good chance the distance is too much to overcome. Amy asked David if he’d take a gap year to travel with her but David declined. Deep down, the reason he said no was in his mind he was worried he’d be looked at like a failure or less smart than the rest of his freshman class in college because he’d be 19 when everyone else was 18. Later on, David looks back on this moment and with hindsight and feels as though he made a mistake. Because the future is uncertain, he’s embraced carpe diem and is living this final summer before college as if it’s his last.When we jump forward 7 years in time, David is now a young adult (age 25). He’s secured a great job working in his software development niche, moved into his first real apartment, and is living with his new long-term girlfriend, Mia. He’s in a great place in life and his parents are so proud. With that said, sometimes David feels as though his life has gotten boring. He feels like he falls into the same routine, working a 9-5, coming home to his girlfriend, eat, sleep, wake up, repeat. Sometimes he wonders if adult life is like this for everyone or if he made a mistake somewhere down the road and took the safer route instead of taking a risk for a more exciting existence. Ultimately, this is something he’s never going to truly know and that lack of closure makes it impossible for him to forget. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | DANIELLE (TEENAGER/YOUNG ADULT) | Female 18 - 25 Years old |
Description 18-25 years old, female, all ethnicities. This role involves playing the same character in two different time periods: age 18 and age 25. Teenage Danielle (age 18) has figured out a lot in life since being a kid at summer camp. She’s found her confidence, built a network of a few close friends who confide everything in each other, and has even found a serious boyfriend in school who she loves very much. She’s found her passion in life in a very niche component of software engineering and is excited to leave the nest and experience the outside world as an adult. We are with her in that transitional time, the final summer before she goes abroad for school. Her boyfriend (Alex) and she have decided they’re going to try long distance but deep down she knows that there’s a good chance the distance is too much to overcome. Alex asked Danielle if she’d take a gap year to travel with him but Danielle declined. Deep down, the reason she said no was in her mind she was worried she’d be looked at like a failure or less smart than the rest of her freshman class in college because she’d be 19 when everyone else was 18. Later on, Danielle looks back on this moment and with hindsight and feels as though she made a mistake. Because the future is uncertain, she’s embraced carpe diem and is living this final summer before college as if it’s her last.When we jump forward 7 years in time, Danielle is now a young adult (age 25). She’s secured a great job working in her software development niche, moved into her first real apartment, and is living with her new long-term boyfriend, Mark. She’s in a great place in life and her parents are so proud. With that said, sometimes Danielle feels as though her life has gotten boring. She feels like she falls into the same routine, working a 9-5, coming home to her boyfriend, eat, sleep, wake up, repeat. Sometimes she wonders if adult life is like this for everyone or if she made a mistake somewhere down the road and took the safer route instead of taking a risk for a more exciting existence. Ultimately, this is something she’s never going to truly know and that lack of closure makes it impossible for her to forget. | ||