Short Film
Sinking
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Details
Union:
Non union
Area of media:
Short Film
Network:
Paid?:
No
Rates:
Volunteer, IMDB credit and food provided
Deadline:
Nov 30, 2024
Shooting starts:
Feb 7, 2025
Shooting finishes:
Feb 9, 2025
Shooting locations:
Vancouver
Cities for response:
Vancouver
Storyline
Sinking is a 15-minute drama, following a hopeless young man who struggles to find a place for himself in the foreign country before his work permit expires.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Lin | Male 20 - 30 Years old |
Description (Chinese Male, 20-30, Fluent in Mandarin and English)Lin, 26. He fumbles along the way after graduation, and achieves nothing of significance in the foreign country. Lin used to rely on his family, yet the sudden death of his father turns his life around. He tries to escape from the grief and start a new life in Canada, but the impending expiration of his work permit throws him into a more desperate state. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | May | Female 20 - 30 Years old |
Description (Chinese Female, 20-30, Fluent in Mandarin and English)May, 26, Lin’s college girlfriend. Their two-year relationship goes to an end after they graduate. She returns to China, hoping for support, but faces disappointment as her parents refuse to invest in her future. Eager for a better life, she goes back to Canada and marries a local white man, only for the security of a green card. | ||