Details
Union:
Union
Area of media:
Feature Film
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
Following ACTRA Tier 2 Production Rates
Deadline:
July 31, 2026
Shooting starts:
Oct 19, 2026
Shooting finishes:
Nov 20, 2026
Shooting locations:
Toronto & Mississauga
Cities for response:
Vancouver, Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa
Storyline
Taking a placement at his childhood home, Oliver, a personal support worker, spirals out of control as the basement he's feared for years begins to consume him.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | HANK | Male 65 - 85 Years old |
Description Once a successful businessman and single father, Hank is a shell of the lively man he used to be - partly from age and the physical deterioration of his body, but mostly from the mental and emotional stranglehold his daughter's illness has on him.A few years ago, his daughter received a life-threatening neurological diagnosis. The pain was too much, and Hank stopped visiting her in the hospital. He's carried that guilt every day since. Sharp as a knife - he remembers everything and volunteers nothing, pragmatic and unreadable until his daughter comes up, at which point a deep, desperate grief breaks through. He was the property manager who sold Oliver's parents the house back in 1997, and he's genuinely warm toward Oliver, which only makes it worse when Oliver betrays his trust. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | LORRAINE | Female 70 - 85 Years old |
Description Born in the early 1800s, Lorraine found a partner who wanted exactly what she did: eternal life. With her lover Nathan, she conjured the Kikimora (a mythological creature who can give eternal life) and has worshiped it ever since.In the 1990s, she became pregnant, and despite Nathan's opposition, she kept the twins - Oliver and Syd - and raised them herself. It was the happiest stretch of her long life: loving, present, attentive. But the guilt of outliving her children, watching them grow old and die while she stayed young forever, became unbearable. She left them - and left behind her necklace of eternal life. The moment she took it off, age caught up with her all at once, and her mind took the worst of it. Her dementia is advanced but non-linear; she drifts between sharp clarity and total absence with no warning. When she's present, she's nurturing, loving, a wonderful listener. More than anything, she wants to be young again and to give her children the gift of eternal life she once gave up. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | CAROLINE | Female 30 - 40 Years old |
Description A single mother of twins, she is loving, present and attentive. More than anything, she wants to be stay young forever and to give her children the gift of eternal life she once gave up. She has a calm energy and is easily manipulated. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | HANDYMAN | All 40 - 60 Years old |
Description Comedic relief of the scene. The Handyman is doing a little more drinking and smoking on the job then repairing the leaky faucet in the basement. He's got a short temper and emotions rise quickly. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | TOM | Male 15 - 30 Years old |
Description Tom is the intern to a struggling internet content creator - Mark. He'll do just about anything to make a buck. He's awkward but holds confidence that seems out of place. | ||