Short Film
Leili's Photo (Farsi Short Film)
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Details
Union:
Non union
Area of media:
Short Film
Network:
Paid?:
No
Rates:
$200 flat rate
Deadline:
Nov 18, 2024
Auditions:
Script sides, silent scenes, improvisation
Callbacks:
Nov 21, 2024 
Shooting starts:
Dec 13, 2024 
Shooting finishes:
Dec 17, 2024 
Shooting locations:
Toronto
Cities for response:
Toronto
Comments
Actors required to speak Farsi and English
Storyline
This is a story about an IRANIAN FAMILY recently immigrated to Canada. Young Leili needs to bring her family together for a school picture, but their lack of cooperation makes this task very difficult.
Roles
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
LeadLeiliFemale 8 - 10 Years old
Description
Leili is a creative little child who has recently immigrated to Canada with her mother, father, and older brother. She spends much of her time alone, using her homemade pinhole camera to capture photos of the world around her. She is determined to bring them together, just once, for a special school photo.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
LeadArminMale 14 - 16 Years old
Description
Armin is sharp-witted, charismatic, grumpy, and highly focused on online gaming. He avoids his younger sister and parents as much as possible, preferring to bully his sister and rebel against his family.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingJahanMale 39 - 49 Years old
Description
Jahan faces societal and economical pressures on him since immigrating to Canada to start life for his family from scratch, but he does everything he can to hide his exhaustion from his wife and two kids, and to provide a good life for them.