Short Film
Details
Union:
Union or Non union
Area of media:
Short Film
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Deadline:
Nov 30, 2025
Callbacks:
Nov 17, 2025 
Shooting starts:
Dec 5, 2025 
Shooting finishes:
Dec 7, 2025 
Shooting locations:
Toronto
Cities for response:
Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Charlottetown, St. John's, Sudbury, Kelowna
Storyline
When May gets an unexpected call from her father in China inviting her home for Chinese New Year, she hesitates. Years of silence and pride have left their relationship strained.

Reluctantly, she returns — only to find Kang fading into dementia. As May stays to care for him, old wounds resurface, leading to a painful reckoning.
Roles
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
LeadMayFemale 30 - 35 Years old
Description
May, a successful Chinese Canadian, has a strained relationship with her father back hime in China and struggles between love and regret. Must be fluent in Mandarin and English.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingLinFemale 40 - 45 Years old
Description
Lin, gentle and traditional Chinese woman, finds herself caught between her siblings and father — between East and West. Must be fluent in Mandarin.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingKangMale 65 - 75 Years old
Description
Kang, May’s father, is a proud and stubborn man in a fragile stage of life, who keeps his love for his children hidden inside. Must be fluent in Mandarin.