Details
Union:
Union or Non union
Area of media:
Feature Film
Network:
Paid?:
No
Rates:
ACTRA Union CIPIP -25%
Deadline:
Nov 6, 2025
Callbacks:
self-tapes due at noon Nov 6
Shooting starts:
Nov 12, 2025
Shooting finishes:
Dec 19, 2025
Shooting locations:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Cities for response:
Halifax
Comments
this call is for Nova Scotia residents only. Only people who reside and pay income taxes in Nova Scotia should apply.
Storyline
A senior couple's marriage is strained by advancing dementia.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Samuel | Trans-male 71 - 99 Years old |
Description SAMUEL - (80s) Sam is a retired concert pianist in his 80s. He has been married to Clara (also in her 80s) for about thirty years. He has a son and grandchildren that he is estranged from, so has put his heart into his second marriage. He is increasingly affected by Alzheimer’s Disease and often believes he is in the distant past. Transgender applicants are preferred. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Rudy | Male 25 - 35 Years old |
Description RUDY - (20s or 30s) A neighbour in Samuel’s building, Rudy has empathy for his elderly neighbours who he senses need some help, so he pitches in a bit. Men of colour are especially encouraged to submit. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Vanessa | All 25 - 35 Years old |
Description VANESSA - (plays 25-35) Vanessa is a transgender man undergoing transition. Vanessa is seen from pre-transition, presenting as female, through stages of transition and the physical changes that gender transition entails, through to presenting as male. Vanessa struggles due to sexism in their chosen profession, and to balance a passion for work with the expectations of being a wife and mother. Transgender applicants are strongly preferred. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Millie | Female 50 - 65 Years old |
Description MILLIE - (50s up to 65, of European descent) A city social worker, Millie tries to intervene on behalf of her stepfather Sam who is declining with dementia. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Rudy | Male 25 - 35 Years old |
Description RUDY - (20s or 30s) A neighbour in Samuel’s building, Rudy has empathy for his elderly neighbours who he senses need some help, so he pitches in a bit. Men of colour are especially encouraged to submit. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Brady | Male 45 - 65 Years old |
Description BRADY - (50s or 60s) Sam’s estranged son is successful in business and in life, with a beautiful family including a wife and two young kids. He has a complicated relationship with his parents, and is eager to rekindle it, but isn’t fully prepared for the complications of dementia. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Dr. Gillespe | All 30 - 70 Years old |
Description DR. GILLESPE (30s to 60s) has been the family doctor of Clara and Samuel for a long time. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | On-Call Doctor | All 30 - 65 Years old |
Description ON-CALL DOCTOR (30s to 60s) is a specialist who doesn’t know Clara and Samuel. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Renata | Female 70 - 99 Years old |
Description RENATA - (70s or 80s) a widow who is friends with Sams wife Clara | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Aisling | Female 70 - 99 Years old |
Description AISLING - (70s or 80s) a widow who is friends with Sams wife Clara | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Box Office Attendant | All 20 - 70 Years old |
Description BOX OFFICE ATTENDANT (20s-60s) sells tickets. That’s all we know about them. | ||