Short Film
Details
Union:
Union
Area of media:
Short Film
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
TBD (UBCP/ACTRA)
Deadline:
Nov 21, 2025
Cities for response:
Vancouver
Storyline
When a young man visits his childhood friend abroad, their reunion exposes the quiet fracture between who they were and who they've become.
Roles
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingSophieFemale 20 - 29 Years old
Description
Charismatic, free-spirited, emotionally intuitive. She’s comfortable in her skin. She is playful, magnetic, and naturally commanding in social spaces. Beneath the confidence, she’s tender and empathetic.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingKimFemale 20 - 29 Years old
Description
Grounded, sharp, and emotionally intelligent. She’s the stabilizing presence of her group. She is observant and warm, with quiet depth. Often the one who sees what others miss.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingMotherFemale 40 - 50 Years old
Description
A deeply spiritual woman with a quiet strength. Loving, traditional, and poetic in presence. Carries the bittersweet ache of letting her son go while holding steadfast to faith. Has to be of South Asian ethnicity.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingFatherMale 40 - 50 Years old
Description
Stoic yet deeply loving. Expresses affection through silence and gestures rather than words. A man of faith, pride, and reflection. Has to be of South Asian ethnicity.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
Non SpeakingYoung OmarMale 8 - 11 Years old
Description
Curious, expressive, and sensitive. His face should carry innocence but with an undertone of awareness beyond his age. The audience needs to feel his empathy and quiet fear in the silence.

Note: Has to be of South Asian ethnicity. Age range is flexible — we’re looking for actors who can believably appear around 8–11 on screen, not necessarily be that exact age. This is a non speaking role for one flashback scene of the lead character.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
Non SpeakingYoung SamMale 8 - 11 Years old
Description
Gentle, shy, and visibly affected by his environment. Should be able to portray both fear and trust in quick transitions. Eyes do most of the storytelling here.

Note: Has to be of South Asian ethnicity. Age range is flexible — we’re looking for actors who can believably appear around 8–11 on screen, not necessarily be that exact age. This is a non speaking role for one flashback scene of the lead character's best friend.