Details
Union:
Union or Non union
Area of media:
Film School
Network:
Paid?:
No
Rates:
Niagara College Student Film (Unpaid)
Deadline:
Nov 20, 2025
Auditions:
If unavailable, we will also accept self tapes.
Callbacks:
Via Zoom (TBC)
Shooting starts:
Feb 4, 2026
Shooting finishes:
Feb 9, 2026
Shooting locations:
Niagara College, Welland, Ontario (TBC)
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, Transportation and Accommodations will be provided on the shoot days.
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, Transportation and Accommodations will be provided on the shoot days.
Storyline
Raymond is a young man at the lowest point of his life. After suffering a tragic loss in high school, he is now a shell of his former self. Wasting away in his 20s, he fears he’ll never get out his dead-end hometown and that he’s missing out on the promising life he had hoped to live. When Joey (his old delinquent friend from high school) returns from prison, Raymond is forced to face a past life he’s tried to forget. Joey sees himself and Raymond as victims of circumstance and tries to convince Raymond to get back at the world that wronged them, but will Raymond go along for the ride and take it too far? Or will he find his way back to the path he’s always wanted to take?
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Raymond | Male 20 - 30 Years old |
Description Raymond is a young man scraping by in life, his once promising future clouded in depression and apathy. Working a janitorial job he hates, he fantasizes about other futures he might have lived while lamenting his missed potential, all the while being too frozen to leave his hometown. When Joey shows up on his doorstep, he finds himself slipping back into old and dangerous habits with his charismatic but unpredictable friend. As Joey tries to convince him that the world owes them what they lost, Raymond finds himself forced to decide between revenge and redemption. Will he choose to be loyal to Joey, or take the path he knows is right? | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Joey | Male 20 - 30 Years old |
Description Joey grew up on the wrong side of the tracks and rebelled his way through high-school with Raymond as his wingman, until the day the law caught up with him. Now, after a longer prison sentence than he deserved, he feels wronged by the world and wears the chip on his shoulder like a badge of honor. Fresh out of prison, he crashes back into Raymond’s life, expecting they can pick up where they left off. With a mix of charisma and pride he tries to convince Raymond that they have both been wronged by the world. As they drift into old destructive habits, he begins to pull Raymond into a fruitless and misguided plan of revenge. Will he be able to convince Raymond to come along for the ride, or will Raymond keep him from sabotaging himself? | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Heidi | Female 20 - 30 Years old |
Description Heidi is a young woman chasing her dreams, and is one of the few high school friends Raymond regrets losing touch with after the tragic loss he experienced in his senior year. She’s a good person at heart but no pushover, and represents everything that Raymond still wants in life but is afraid to admit. When they meet again by chance, Raymond is at his lowest, and Heidi feels a strong sense of guilt for not being there for him when he needed it most. As she tries to make it up to him, is she really trying to help, or simply soothing her own conscience? Will she be able to help Raymond see his potential, or drive him away with her unwelcome sympathy? | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Manager | All 30 - 40 Years old |
Description Raymond’s manager for his janitorial job at the high school. He can be stubborn and acts hard on Raymond for his flippant attitude at work. As one of the only older adult figures with a constant place in Raymond’s life, the manager wants to push him to succeed, but doesn’t bend over backwards for him. | ||