Short Film
East-West
Details
Union:
Union or Non union
Area of media:
Short Film
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
$50 flat fee
Deadline:
June 13, 2026
Shooting starts:
June 27, 2026 One day shoot
Shooting finishes:
June 27, 2026 
Shooting locations:
Toronto/ Hamilton
Cities for response:
Toronto
Storyline
In a wide baron field, a pilgrim carries her ailing infant in her arms desperate for help. She approaches in the distance the strangest sight two door keepers in the middle of two disembodied doors, one leading West the other leading East - both doors representing two different worlds and two different ancient philosophies promising very different solutions to the pilgrims perennial and existential problem.
Roles
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
LeadPilgrimFemale 20 - 35 Years old
Description
A young pilgrim carrying her aligning baby desperately looking for help in a baron wilderness. She is characterized by distress, desperation, a deep grieving and a sense of panic to save her child.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
LeadWisdom EastMale 40 - 80 Years old
Description
A wise man sat between two portals to two separate worlds of spiritual understanding of life and death and our place in it. Calm, timeless, compassionate, wise.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
LeadWisdom WestFemale 40 - 80 Years old
Description
A wise woman sat between two portals to two separate worlds of spiritual understanding of life and death and our place in it. Calm, timeless, compassionate, wise.