Details
Union:
Non union
Area of media:
Film School
Network:
Paid?:
No
Deadline:
Apr 30, 2025
Shooting starts:
June 11, 2025
Shooting finishes:
June 13, 2025
Shooting locations:
North Vancouver
Cities for response:
Vancouver
Storyline
Jerry, an unlucky police officer on the verge of finalizing his divorce, is determined to make a good impression at his ex-wife’s Christmas party. Attempting to prove he’s still a responsible father while also trying to win her back. After an accidental exposure to LSD at work, his night takes a turn for the worse. Jerry finds himself navigating an increasingly bizarre and humiliating series of events: awkward confrontations, unexpected romance scandals, and an unsettling version of his own family. Desperate to keep it together, he stumbles through the night fighting off hallucinations, judgmental in-laws, and his spiralling panic. But as chaos reaches its peak, Jerry realizes that the holidays aren’t about perfection. Sometimes, you just have to embrace the madness and survive the night.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Jerry | Male 30 - 45 Years old |
Description Jerry is a well-meaning but perpetually unlucky police officer whose life is in free fall. Recently divorced (but still clinging to hope), he’s desperate to prove he’s a responsible father and redeem himself in his ex-wife’s eyes. Unfortunately, he’s also anxious, overly self-conscious, and prone to spiralling when things go wrong, which they always do. He’s the type of guy who wants to be taken seriously but somehow always looks like he’s about to get caught doing something embarrassing. He overthinks everything, constantly second-guesses himself, and tries to avoid confrontation, except when his pride takes over, making everything worse. At his core, Jerry just wants to be seen as competent and put-together, even though he’s neither. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Tate | Female 30 - 45 Years old |
Description Tate is practical, sharp-witted, and always in control, or at least she wants people to think she is. She has spent years putting up with Jerry’s mishaps, and now that they’re separated, she’s ready to move on with someone stable. She’s organized, independent, and tired of cleaning up after other people’s messes. Despite her tough exterior, Tate isn’t heartless, she just has no patience for nonsense (which makes Jerry’s presence at her party even more unbearable). While she may still care about him deep down, she’s convinced that letting him back into her life would be a huge mistake. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Craig | Male 55 - 70 Years old |
Description Craig is a bitter, no-nonsense, perpetually unimpressed old man who never liked Jerry to begin with. A retired warehouse worker, Craig has zero patience for weakness, incompetence, or stupidity. He loves to criticize Jerry and takes every opportunity to remind him of his failures. Despite being tough and grumpy, Craig has a weirdly open-minded side, especially when it comes to his wife’s choices, which ends up being one of the most horrifying revelations of the night. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Richard | Male 30 - 45 Years old |
Description Richard is everything Jerry isn’t: put-together, successful, and painfully smug about it. He’s calm, collected, and annoyingly good at everything, but underneath his polished exterior he’s a little too eager to prove himself. Richard enjoys subtly putting Jerry down, acting polite on the surface but constantly making little digs. He presents himself as the perfect alternative to Jerry: stable, responsible, and everything Tate wants in a partner. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Isabella & Dorothy | Male 25 - 50 Years old |
Description Jerry’s daughters are sweet, innocent, and full of holiday excitement. They adore their dad and just want him to have fun with them. But thanks to Jerry’s unintentional LSD trip, they appear to him as full-grown, bearded men, turning every interaction into a nightmare. | ||