Details
Union:
Non union
Area of media:
Feature Film
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
$250/day Travel and Accommodations Provided
Deadline:
July 21, 2026
Callbacks:
July 30, 2026
Shooting starts:
Aug 13, 2026
Shooting finishes:
Sept 2, 2026
Shooting locations:
Windsor, Ontario
Cities for response:
Toronto, Ottawa, Sudbury, Windsor
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.
The use of AI will not be present in this production.
Storyline
A popular high school senior shocks her friends and community by giving up her phone for a 30-day detox–only to discover that going offline exposes hidden truths, fractures her carefully curated life, and forces her to decide whether disconnecting is free her… or quietly costing her everything.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Large Principal | CHRISTY GARCIA | Female 18 - 22 Years old |
Description Must be 18 by actors first shoot day Any ethnicity. Mia’s lifelong bestie. Christy is Type A, popular, driven and embraces society’s expectations of what an empowered woman should be. She is also addicted to her phone like everyone, loving the curated lifestyle. When she learns that her best friend Mia may not want the same career path they have always dreamed of together, she is devastated and not sure how to handle it. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Large Principal | ETHAN SMITH | Male 18 - 22 Years old |
Description Must be 18 by actors first shoot day Any ethnicity. Thoughtful and down to earth classmate of Mia’s who works at his family bakery in town. He’s the only one who really sees Mia for who she is rather than the person she has curated for herself. They form a deep friendship and start to date during Mia’s detox. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | BEVERLY DELUCA | Female 45 - 55 Years old |
Description BIPOC. Mia’s workaholic mother. She’s a respected and high-powered attorney in Windsor. However, her relationship with her daughter is strained as she always prioritizes work over family life. It ended her marriage years back which deeply affected Mia growing up. Even though she is deeply unhappy on the inside, Beverly encourages her daughter to get a law degree and focus on her career over anything else. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | GEORGIE | Female 18 - 22 Years old |
Description Must be 18 by actors first shoot day Any ethnicity. Completes the friend trio for Mia and Christy. She is fully addicted to her phone, and doesn't know how to separate herself from it. She struggles with making connections with the people who are right in front of her and instead chooses the ones that are far away she can text with. When Mia takes on this new journey in her life, Georgie doesn’t know how to fully react to it and is confused by Mia’s decisions. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | AUNT CHERYL | Female 35 - 45 Years old |
Description Mia’s Aunt and Beverly’s younger sister. Mia babysits her kid weekly. She does not have the type of job that keeps her away from her family for long periods of time. She is noticeably happier than Beverly and this does not go unnoticed by Mia. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Mr. Pappas | Male 35 - 50 Years old |
Description Any ethnicity. The school’s Guidance Counselor and a mentor to Mia. He is one of those guys who peaked in high school and never left. He actively encourages and pushes Mia to be all she can be in the working world after she graduates, helping her think outside of the box. But his encouragement leads Mia down her detox path which he is not a fan of at first. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | MRS. CLARK | Female 50 - 60 Years old |
Description Any ethnicity. Mia’s law teacher can come off as a little tradition and cold with her teaching tactics. But all she is trying to do is push her students to be the best they can be. She sees Mia has great potential and wants her to succeed. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | HEATHER SANDERS | Female 30 - 40 Years old |
Description Any ethnicity. A youth psychologist who delivers a presentation on the effects of social media on youth. She likes to capture any room she’s in even though her talks can sometimes bore the young. | ||