Details
Union:
Union or Non union
Area of media:
Short Film
Network:
Paid?:
No
Rates:
Volunteer - copy/credit/meal on set will be provided. 12 hr days max with 1 hour lunch.
Deadline:
July 3, 2026
Shooting starts:
July 17, 2026
Shooting finishes:
July 19, 2026
Shooting locations:
Lower Mainland, BC
Cities for response:
Vancouver
Comments
This short film is a part of the MAMM (Might Asian Moviemaking Marathon) Festival and will premiere there.
Storyline
A screenwriter hiding in a remote cabin to finish her screenplay is visited by its protagonist, who insists she is real and pleads for one last rewrite before her creator condemns her to death.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Gabby | Female |
Description Female-presenting, Early 30s, Self-Identifying as being of Asian or part Asian heritage (including the Middle East, East Asia, South Asia and Central Asia). A talented but emotionally guarded screenwriter racing to finish a career-defining screenplay. Intelligent, obsessive, and haunted by her own darkness, she struggles to separate her fictional world from reality as she confronts the possibility that her characters may carry pieces of herself. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Elena | Female |
Description Female-presenting, Early 30s, Any Ethnicity. A resilient, enigmatic woman who claims to be the protagonist of Gabby's unfinished screenplay. Warm yet unsettling, she is determined to convince her creator to rewrite her tragic fate and give her a second chance at life. | ||