Details
Union:
Union
Area of media:
Feature Film
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
Following ACTRA Production Rates
Deadline:
Nov 23, 2026
Shooting starts:
Jan 11, 2027
Shooting finishes:
Feb 5, 2027
Shooting locations:
Toronto & Mississauga
Cities for response:
Toronto, Montréal
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 |
| Supporting | CAROLINE | Female 30 - 39 Years old |
Description Oliver and Syd's mother, free-spirited drifter who left her kids in the late '90s and was never seen again. We meet her mostly through old home videos and memories, and she leaves a mark on every scene she's in. The role needs mystery, frantic energy and a touch of something unsettling. It includes period-costume sequences (Victorian era). It also needs a strong dramatic range for one very emotional late scene. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Featured | YOUNG OLIVER | Male 5 - 8 Years old |
Description Non-speaking. The opening image of the film and a featured role in many flashbacks, set in the late '90s. He's an imaginative kid who runs around in a cape, plays with toy trucks, and is completely convinced a witch lives under the basement stairs. His big moments include a race up the stairs in the dark, sledding and building snowmen with his sister, and the day his mother leaves: he freezes, can't bring himself to say goodbye, and hides in the crawl space. Needs a child actor who can hold real fear and grief on camera without dialogue. Ideally blonde with blue eyes. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Featured | YOUNG SYD | Female 5 - 8 Years old |
Description Non-speaking. Oliver's twin sister in the flashbacks. She's the slightly bolder, protective one, older by three hours and already acting like it. We see her watching an old witch movie with her mom and brother, sledding, and building snowmen in the backyard. In one key scene she sits at the basement door calling out to Oliver after their mother leaves, until the police arrive. No dialogue, but she has to carry quiet worry. Ideally blonde with blue eyes. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Day Player | TOM | Male 17 - 17 Years old |
Description Mark's scrappy teen sidekick who films his social media videos. Committed to the bit, including a "Medieval Mukbang" in full maiden costume and heavy makeup. Great for a comedic performer. Character is 17; actors 18+ who can play younger are welcome. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Day Player | ALISON | Female 25 - 35 Years old |
Description The PSW who's always next in line for Oliver's shifts. Shows up in scrubs at exactly the wrong moment. Needs a big, believable horror scream, plus a comedic button scene at the end. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Day Player | SERVER | Female 20 - 39 Years old |
Description A restaurant server who gets pulled into Oliver's awkward "were you scared of your basement?" survey. Deadpan comedy. Several lines. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Day Player | HIPSTER BARTENDER | Female 20 - 39 Years old |
Description Working the drinks table at Syd's gallery show, and won't budge on the drink-ticket policy, even for the artist. Dry, deadpan. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Day Player | WOMAN AT TABLE | Female 50 - 70 Years old |
Description A diner who answers Oliver's question way too seriously and eagerly. One big comedic laugh. Any age. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Day Player | PATRON | All 20 - 40 Years old |
Description A restaurant guest who asks to borrow the empty chair. Any gender. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Day Player | COP | All 30 - 59 Years old |
Description The police officer who takes Oliver's statement after things go badly wrong. May also play the officer in the late-'90s flashback. Any gender. | ||