Film School

Student Films 2024-25

Details

Union:

Non union

Area of media:

Film School

Network:

N/A

Paid?:

Deadline:

Feb 13, 2025

Shooting starts:

Feb 18, 2025

Shooting finishes:

Feb 21, 2025

Shooting locations:

York University

Cities for response:

Toronto

Storyline

A weathered high school art teacher tackles his own legacy as an old student comes to TA his class.

Roles

Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Lead	Mr. Dodd	Male 50 - 60 Years old
Description White male. Mr. Dodd is intense and passionate about the arts. Teaching was his backup plan, as his acting career never really worked out. Dodd is caught off guard by Nestor and his TA role. Nestor was one of Dodd's favourite students. He used to see himself through Nestor but is disappointed Nestor chose the educational path instead of focusing on the acting opportunities after he graduated. He finds this out when Nestor joins the class. Mr. Dodd is preparing for retirement and trying to get through his final years as a drama teacher. He has always had a passion for miming, which he does on the side and performs in front of small live audiences. He is someone you don’t want to stare at for too long and is very jumpy and easily agitated. He doesn’t have a sense of style and throws on whatever makes sense to him as an outfit. He is disappointed in his drama classes and lacks passion for the arts, as it is a dying thing in schools.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Lead	Nestor	Male 22 - 26 Years old
Description Any race. Nestor is a motivated soon to be teacher excited to work with Mr. Dodd. He is unfortunately hit with the disappointment Mr. Dodd and how much he’s changed since he graduated. He still loves the art of acting, but from the teacher's perspective. He is engaging and has a “born to be teacher” attitude. He looks up to Mr. Dodd, even though he may not agree with some of his teaching Philosophies. He is very much from Generation Z, but has a rawness to him that is very genuine. Even when helping the students, you never really feel his control of the class and is shadowed by Dodd. Nestor wants to find his own voice in education, while still influenced by Dodd’s approach. He is kind hearted and always ready to learn, but self aware and feels the pressure of Dodd and what is expected of him, as well as the opportunities he was once given.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Lead	Lola	Female 35 - 50 Years old
Description Lola is a long-time colleague of Dodd and a fellow Drama/Arts teacher at the school. She’s one of the only people who knows Dodd’s soft spots and understands him better than anyone at the school. She is definitely more popular with the students and has really bubbly guidance counsellor energy. These days more students hope to get Lola instead of Dodd as their drama teacher.

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