Casting Call: Be a Boss

Casting calls list

Feature Film

Be a Boss

Details

Union:

Non union

Area of media:

Feature Film

Network:

Paid?:

Yes

Rates:

$250/day Travel and Accommodations Provided

Deadline:

June 12, 2026

Callbacks:

June 15, 2026

Shooting starts:

June 29, 2026

Shooting finishes:

July 22, 2026

Shooting locations:

Windsor, Ontario

Cities for response:

Toronto

Comments

Buzzflix inc. is a student-driven film initiative designed to create high-quality, digital-native films while providing paid, real-world experience to emerging filmmakers. Our goal is to remove the financial and structural barriers that prevent young creatives from gaining meaningful industry experience and to replace them with opportunity, equity, and mentorship.

The use of AI will not be present in this production.

Storyline

Forced to confront his father’s declining health and his family’s financial crisis, a carefree teen abandons the easy path of social media and popularity, risking friendships and status to build a business that could save his family—and redefine his future.

Roles

Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Large Principal	IRA	Male 50 - 60 Years old
Description ANY ETHNICITY Edison’s father. A humble and hard-working factory worker and freelance carpenter with his own side business. He expects no handouts in life which is why him and his wife do not accept any special benefits from the government. He becomes very ill due to the toxic conditions of the plastic factory he works in and is unable to perform physical labor.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Large Principal	NAÚL	Male 18 - 22 Years old
Description ANY ETHNICITY Must be 18 by the time of shooting One of Edison’s best friends who embraces and encourages the slacker mentality. Puts on a tough exterior but inside is insecure and afraid of failure. He clashes with Ed over Ed’s shift in attitude to working hard at his family business.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Large Principal	MICHELLE	Female 45 - 55 Years old
Description ANY ETHNICITY Puts her family first and shares her husband’s penchant for humbleness and hard work. Works full time as a seamstress / tailor but can’t support the family on her own. Encourages her son, Ed, to step up and support the family.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Large Principal	GUY	Male 22 - 28 Years old
Description ANY ETHNICITY A freelance carpenter who Ira frequently hires to help him in his shop. Displays a blue-collar guardedness but is willing to lend a helping hand to Ed out of respect for Ed’s dad, Ira. High school dropout but very successful and hardworking. He acts as a mentor to Edison as he learns how to run his father’s shop.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Principal	COLTON	Male 18 - 22 Years old
Description ANY ETHNICITY Must be 18 by the time of shooting One of Edison’s slacker friends. Beneath his desire to fit in, he doesn’t actually buy into the slacker lifestyle and admires Edison for going against the grain to embrace hard work to support his family. He eventually finds the courage to stand up to their group of friends and think for himself.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Principal	MARGOT	Female 18 - 22 Years old
Description ANY ETHNICITY Must be 18 by the time of shooting An amiable leader and go-getter at school involved in every activity requiring organization. Ed has a massive crush on her but even though she is interested, she won’t give him a chance until he starts applying himself in life
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Small Principal	AVA	Female 17 - 20 Years old
Description ANY ETHNICITY - Must be 18 by the time of shooting Ed’s precocious younger sister who unlike her brother, embraces her parent’s humble and hardworking attitude. She always teases Ed.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Small Principal	RAYMOND	Male 18 - 22 Years old
Description ANY ETHNICITY Must be 18 by the time of shooting The last member of Ed’s group of friends. He’s a follower at heart and always backs up Naúl.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Actor	GEOMETRY TEACHER	Female 30 - 40 Years old
Description ANY ETHNICITY A seasoned educator who offers her support to Ed’s endeavour to put in a carpentry bid to renovate the school homeroom.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Actor	DOCTOR	All 40 - 50 Years old
Description ANY ETHNICITY Breaks the news to the Tomas family about Ira’s illness.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Actor	LANDLORD	All 60 - 65 Years old
Description ANY ETHNICITY The landlord for Ira’s shop. Gives Ed more time to pay overdue rent out of respect for Ira but his/her patience is at an end.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Actor	MRS. CARVER	Female 40 - 50 Years old
Description ANY ETHNICITY A long-time client of Ira’s. Demands perfection and unabashedly criticizes Ed for his slipshod work early on.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Actor	MIKE	Male 24 - 28 Years old
Description ANY ETHNICITY Colton’s older brother and handyman himself. He is enthusiastic and has the experience to help Ed lead the team of students to finish building the homeroom at school.

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