Details
Union:
Union or Non union
Area of media:
Film School
Network:
Paid?:
No
Rates:
Non-paid student film
Deadline:
Oct 17, 2025
Auditions:
Self tapes by request
Callbacks:
In person at York University - November 1st-2nd
Shooting starts:
Nov 21, 2025
Shooting finishes:
Nov 24, 2025
Shooting locations:
Toronto and Welland (Niagara) region.
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.
• Meals and beverages will be provided on the shoot days.
• If transportation is required we can arrange for a ride for the actor during filming
• Meals and beverages will be provided on the shoot days.
• If transportation is required we can arrange for a ride for the actor during filming
Storyline
Back from her failed painting career in Paris and penniless in rural Ontario, JESSIE now lives with her mother PAULINE. Jessie catches wind that the local steel mill is closing down, which would devastate the town with layoffs. Nobody, except for her cousin KURT, takes this rumor seriously. Believing the townspeople to be too ignorant to save themselves, Jessie races to make enough money to buy a plane ticket out of here.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Jessie | Female 25 - 30 Years old |
Description Jessie hates being home because she feels like just another failure in a town full of them. If she doesn’t get out by the time the layoffs impoverish the town for good, then she’ll be stuck, and her fate sealed. Desperate for cash, she swallows her pride and sells kitschy paintings to the locals. But as she connects with the people buying them, she begins to see that the town isn’t as hopeless as she thought. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Pauline | Female 45 - 60 Years old |
Description Meek but cheerful, Pauline raised her daughter as a single mother working nightshift at the steel mill. Though she’s terrified about the layoffs, she tells Jessie they’re a rumour, since she doesn’t want to scare her away from home. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Kurt | Male 25 - 30 Years old |
Description Kurt gets fired from the mill for talking about the coming layoffs. An inveterate optimist, he spends the following days standing outside the factory, talking to workers and trying to convince them of the need to fight back against the shutdown. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Judd | Male 60 - 75 Years old |
Description An old steelworker who falls in love with Jessie’s painting of the Mahoney barn. He and his friends used to play in it as kids. | ||