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 type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Sophie | Female 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 type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Kim | Female 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 type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Mother | Female 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 type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Father | Male 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 type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Non Speaking | Young Omar | Male 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 type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Non Speaking | Young Sam | Male 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. | ||