Details
Union:
Non union
Area of media:
Feature Film
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
$100 - $200 per day
Deadline:
Jan 26, 2026
Shooting starts:
Feb 16, 2026
Shooting locations:
Winnipeg, MB
Cities for response:
Winnipeg
Storyline
When Njeri, a middle-aged Kenyan woman working as a data-entry clerk at a Canadian life insurance company,
fails to meet her quarterly quota, Nkiru, a younger coworker and fellow immigrant awaiting the reunification of
her Nigerian-based family in Winnipeg, sees an opportunity to secure her future.
fails to meet her quarterly quota, Nkiru, a younger coworker and fellow immigrant awaiting the reunification of
her Nigerian-based family in Winnipeg, sees an opportunity to secure her future.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | NJERI | Female 40 - 55 Years old |
Description A meticulous, soft-spoken immigrant woman working in data entry at a life insurance company. Njeri types slowly, maintains a warmth about her, and walks with a slow, purposeful gait that underscores her deep empathy and resilience. She is religious, emotionally generous, and quietly burdened by responsibility to family back home. Middle Aged Woman from an African Country. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | NKIRU | Female 28 - 35 Years old |
Description A younger immigrant woman, sharper with technology and more outwardly hopeful. Has a flair about her but is deeply burdened by the emotional strain of family separation. She is supporting her husband and children from afar while awaiting their arrival. From any African country. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | ANN | Female 35 - 45 Years old |
Description A pregnant supervisor who is under the same quota pressures as her team. Ann is firm but empathetic, pragmatic rather than idealistic. Caucasian. | ||