Details
Union:
Union or Non union
Area of media:
Short Film
Network:
Telus Storyhive
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
150/day honorarium rate. UBCP/ACTRA ULB.
Deadline:
May 30, 2025
Callbacks:
June 1, 2025
Shooting starts:
June 27, 2025
Shooting finishes:
June 30, 2025
Shooting locations:
Vancouver, BC
Cities for response:
Vancouver
Storyline
Logline: With no recipe or culinary skill, Soojin must prepare her late grandmother’s sundubu-jjigae (Korean soft tofu stew) for her ailing mother.
Funded by Telus Storyhive and Creative BC.
Funded by Telus Storyhive and Creative BC.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Soojin | Female 30 - 40 Years old |
Description Korean. Soojin is our protagonist, dealing with the potential of her mom's illness, she struggles with ideas of death, familial duty, and her Korean Canadian identity. She is introspective, sensitive. Fluency in English and Canadian accent is required. Fluency in Korean is NOT required. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Umma | Female 60 - 70 Years old |
Description Korean. Umma is Soojin’s ailing mother. She is judgemental, blunt, and sick of being stuck in the hospital with bland food and nothing to do. Fluency in Korean is required. Fluency in English is not required. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Halmoni | Female 65 - 90 Years old |
Description Korean. Soojin’s halmoni. Warm, gentle, sweet. Fluency in Korean is required. Fluency in English is not required. | ||