Details
Union:
Union
Area of media:
Short Film
Network:
Independent
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
ACTRA - Low Budget Short Film - Tier 4
Deadline:
June 13, 2025
Auditions:
Self Tape - grapple.film@gmail.com
Shooting starts:
July 5, 2025
Shooting finishes:
July 6, 2025
Shooting locations:
Hamilton, Ontario
Cities for response:
Toronto
Comments
Ensemble dramedy
Storyline
A disgraced Olympian returns to his former high school to rebuild the women's wrestling team and himself.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Principle Johnson | Female 40 - 60 Years old |
Description A dry, deadpan school administrator who is just trying to survive the chaos. She’s not overly stern, but she has seen things. Once an idealist, now clinging to reality with sarcasm and iced coffee. A strong comedic presence—think Catherine O’Hara energy but grounded in a public school setting. She serves as both comic relief and a reluctant voice of reason. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | LIV | Female 18 - 24 Years old |
Description LIV is sharp-tongued, unapologetic, and way too smart for the way she uses it. She’s the kind of teen who walks into a room and instantly clocks the power dynamics — then flips them with a smirk. She's a verbal sniper, armed with Gen Z sarcasm, and no one (not even the coach) is safe from her commentary. But beneath the armour of memes, eye-rolls, and side-glances is a girl who wants to win — and who has been underestimated more times than she can count.LIV isn’t the loudest in the room, but she’s the most cutting. She’s not afraid to call out double standards, especially when it comes to gender, race, or how the girls’ team is treated compared to the boys. She delivers truth with comedy, and her timing is razor sharp. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Jason | Male 18 - 24 Years old |
Description JASON is the school’s golden boy — or at least, he thinks he is. He’s confident, charismatic, and a little too comfortable with how things have always been. A senior on the boys’ wrestling team, Jason sees himself as a natural leader, even if no one else elected him. He's not a bad guy — he's just been rewarded his whole life for showing up and playing the part.Jason doesn’t consider himself sexist or biased… but he’s the kind of guy who talks over the girls in the gym and doesn’t realize it. His confidence is occasionally charming, often annoying, and occasionally challenged — especially when the girls start proving they deserve the same spotlight. He represents the status quo, and by the end, it starts to crack. | ||