Film School
Unraveled
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Details
Union:
Union or Non union
Area of media:
Film School
Network:
Paid?:
No
Rates:
Non-paid Student Film
Deadline:
Nov 20, 2024
Callbacks:
TBD
Shooting starts:
Feb 6, 2025
Shooting finishes:
Feb 11, 2025
Shooting locations:
Welland, ON
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 onset, hotel accommodation in the Niagara Region will be provided for actors if needed. Transportation to and from the Niagara Region can be provided if needed.
Note To Actors: It is anticipated that the script will undergo several more rounds of rewrites and or polishes.
A standard meal will be provided onset, hotel accommodation in the Niagara Region will be provided for actors if needed. Transportation to and from the Niagara Region can be provided if needed.
Note To Actors: It is anticipated that the script will undergo several more rounds of rewrites and or polishes.
Storyline
“Unraveled” finds Elliot reluctantly teaching law, after leaving a high-powered career as a crown prosecutor in a misguided attempt to hide from a tragic event in her past. But when she begins to receive anonymous texts that threaten to expose her, Elliot is forced into facing the secrets she has tried to keep hidden. Will her stalker succeed in proving her guilt, or will she use the truth as an unlikely path to redemption?
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Elliot | All 35 - 45 Years old |
Description It’s been a year since Elliot made the tragic decision to flee the scene of a hit-and-run accident she caused in a momentary lapse of judgment. Haunted by the guilt she can’t escape, she tries to atone by abandoning her lucrative career as a prosecutor to teach criminal defense law. But when she starts receiving anonymous texts from someone who seems to know more than they should, her carefully constructed world begins to unravel. As the truth starts to close in, she desperately tries to cover her tracks. Will the guilt finally catch up with her or will the truth set her free? | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Alex | All 22 - 26 Years old |
Description Alex is Elliot’s loyal teaching assistant. When a chance interaction with her arouses suspicion that she might have been the cause of the unsolved hit-and-run that resulted in the death of his brother, he decides to systematically test her to see if his hunch is correct. As the evidence stacks up, he finally confronts her to find out if she has the strength of character to face the truth. He’s not a villain, just a guy dealing with grief, who comes face to face with the person who shattered his life. Is it enough for him to know he has the power to unravel hers? | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Quinn | All 30 - 40 Years old |
Description Quinn is Elliot’s friend and a detective from her days as a prosecutor. Rough around the edges, but loyal to the core, he’s the obvious choice to ask for help when Elliot needs it most. Despite Elliot downplaying the texts, he's a protector at heart and takes the bait digging into the case. But will he be able to solve it in time to help her? | ||