Details
Union:
Union or Non union
Area of media:
Film School
Network:
Paid?:
No
Rates:
Non-Paid student film
Deadline:
Feb 12, 2026
Auditions:
Self-tapes by request
Callbacks:
TBD, callbacks by zoom.
Shooting starts:
Feb 20, 2026
Shooting finishes:
Feb 24, 2026
Shooting locations:
Hochelaga and surrounding areas.
Cities for response:
Montréal
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 received a copy of the finished film for their demo reel.
*Meals offered*
*Meals offered*
Storyline
American Sam is studying abroad when she is visited by her alcoholic older brother, Vic, drunkenly falls into a snowbank and suffers severe frostbite on his hand. Sam retrieves him, and the two address their estrangement from one another is Sam's cramped student apartment.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Sam | Trans-female 20 - 30 Years old |
Description Sam is an American trans woman living in Montreal, attending McGill, using post-secondary education as an excuse to avoid her estranged family in Massachusetts. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Vic | Male 25 - 35 Years old |
Description Vic - Sam’s older brother, a blue-collar “masshole” who drinks to avoid confronting his isolation, loss, and the changes in his life after their father’s death. *Must be able to do a convincing East Coast accent, ideally Boston* | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Patron | Male 20 - 40 Years old |
Description *Must be able to put on a thick Quebecois accent* | ||