Film School

Perchance to Dream

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Details

Union:

Union or Non union

Area of media:

Film School

Network:

Paid?:

Rates:

Non-Paid Student Film

Deadline:

Nov 22, 2024

Callbacks:

TBD

Shooting starts:

Feb 14, 2025

Shooting finishes:

Feb 20, 2025

Shooting locations:

Welland

Cities for response:

Toronto

Comments

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.

A standard meal will be provided on set. Hotel accommodation in the Niagara Region will be provided for actors if needed. Transportation to and from the Niagara Region can be provided to actors if needed.

Storyline

Jamie is struggling with severe insomnia and constant nightmares. When his Psychiatrist offers to prescribe him a new medication, despite the risk of side effects, he jumps on the opportunity. But, as he starts this new treatment, he begins to feel in control of his dreams, guided by his subconscious in the human form he finds there. As Jamie becomes more and more dependent on his medication, his dreams bring him face to face with the tragic accident that resulted in the death of his mother. As the side effects begin to to take over his mind, will he have the strength to face his past or will his lingering fears force him to forget?

Roles

Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Lead	Jamie	All 18 - 25 Years old
Description We are open to any gender, but have a strong preference for a male actor for this role. Jamie is a young man suffering from severe sleep deprivation. Reluctant to face the real reason for his insomnia, he begins to take a new sleep medication, with the rare side effect that makes him feel he might have control of his dreams. As he begins to secretly abuse the new drug, his dreams are increasingly guided by Devon, a representation of his subconscious mind, who’s intent on repressing memories from Jamie’s past, and the truth of what happened to his mother. As the side effects of the medication worsen, the line between Jamie’s reality and dreams begins to blur, forcing him to confront the tragic truth that he had a hand in the greatest loss of his life.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Lead	Devon	All 18 - 25 Years old
Description We are open to any gender, but have a strong preference for a male actor for this role. Devon lives in Jamie’ s dream world and is his subconscious mind in human form. In a misguided attempt to protect Jamie from his past, he tries to guide him away from the truth instead of towards it. As he struggles to persuade Jamie to forget and move on, he realizes his own existence as Jamie’s protector is at risk. With the truth becoming increasingly clear, Devon is determined to persuade Jamie to keep repressing his pain, even if it means doing him more harm than good.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Lead	Mother	All 25 - 40 Years old
Description We are open to any gender, but have a strong preference for a female actress for this role. A busy but loving caregiver juggling the ups and downs of Motherhood. Despite the hectic challenges of raising a child on her own, Jamie’s Mother always took time to cherish the beautiful moments she shared with him as he grew up. As Jamie’s dreams drop him into key memories from his past, she appears as the mom she was to him at the time: first as a young boy, then a pre-teen, and finally the tragic moment of his adolescence that led to her untimely death. As Jamie comes face to face with his deepest regret, will she be able to convince him not only to forgive himself, but that he still has everything to live for?
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Lead	Doctor Sinclair	All 25 - 40 Years old
Description A determined yet empathetic psychiatrist, Doctor Sinclair has been trying to find the right treatment for Jamie, without any success. In an effort to break through, she prescribes a new medication, believing Jamie will report any unusual side effects that would make her change course. When Jamie insists the medication is improving his condition, she continues the treatment, unknowingly enabling what is turning into an addiction. Limited by her clinical role, and not realizing that Jamie has been lying about his dreams, she trusts the medication is showing progress. Will she uncover Jamie’s deception in time to help him, or will she unwittingly allow him to face his past all on his own?

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