We can accept union and non-union actors through our student agreement with ACTRA. This is a non-paying student film and no permit is required. Actors will receive a copy of the finished film for their demo reel. Meals and treasnportation is included.

Please note for actor for Lao Bai and Xiao Fei, we are looking for actors who can speak Mandarin fluently.

Peanut tells the bittersweet story of Fan, a young, ambitious chef, and his relationship with his aging father, Lao Bai. As Fan strives to succeed in his culinary career, his father’s health deteriorates, and Fan struggles to balance his personal and professional life. The story captures moments of love, tension, and regret between father and son, symbolized by peanuts—a food that evokes memories of their shared meals. As Lao Bai's condition worsens, Fan faces the painful realization of time slipping away, culminating in a poignant moment where Fan, alone, contemplates his father's absence. The film explores themes of familial duty, ambition, and the inevitable passage of time.