Details
Union:
Union
Area of media:
Feature Film
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
ACTRA: 25% reduction per CIPIP, Advance: 50%
Deadline:
Aug 2, 2021
Shooting starts:
Sept 13, 2021
Shooting finishes:
Oct 8, 2021
Shooting locations:
Winnipeg and environs
Cities for response:
Winnipeg
Comments
Self-tapes will be requested; Zoom call-backs may also be scheduled.
Storyline
When Lisa, a White farm worker gets fired for racism by her Palestinian boss, the last thing she expects is to fall in love with her. In a small town where Muslims and Christians don’t mix, they will have to break the barriers that separate them, or risk settling for the lives their families have laid out.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Lisa Fairwell | Female 21 - 29 Years old |
Description Lisa is from a local farming family who’ve lost everything - and she’s been tasked with the responsibility of supporting her ailing father and church-going mother. That means working at the new ‘urban farm’ owned and operated by an immigrant family originally from Palestine. Despite clashing with her boss Dalia, she soon finds that Dalia is the first person she’s met who sees her for who she is - an aspiring vocalist and songwriter - and a young woman struggling to express her sexuality in an evangelical Christian community. TO PLAY CAUCASIAN. PLEASE SUGGEST ARTISTS WITH SINGING EXPERIENCE & ABILITY. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Tarek Dajani | Male 53 - 67 Years old |
Description A successful, well-educated immigrant from Palestine and patriarch of a close-knit family, kind, calm Tarek is a benevolent father to Dalia and Zein and devoted husband to Reem. But he’s vulnerable to manipulation by his son-in-law Sayeed who appeals to Tarek’s chauvinism and notions of traditional family roles. He is supportive of Dalia - until she pushes the boundaries of convention too far. ACTOR MUST BE ARABIC-SPEAKING OR HAVE SOME BASIC PROFICIENCY IN ARABIC | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Reem Dajani | Female 47 - 63 Years old |
Description Reem is a little snobbish about small town Mulholland and doesn’t mix much outside her own Arab community. She seems to be obsessed with getting her daughters married and having grand-kids - that’s because she just wants them to be happy. When push comes to shove, it will be Reem who stands up for Dalia. ACTOR MUST BE ARABIC-SPEAKING OR HAVE SOME BASIC PROFICIENCY IN ARABIC | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Large Principal | Abdul | Male 39 - 54 Years old |
Description Abdul is a warm-hearted, decent man who runs a small grocery store that has brought new life to town. …He is one of an increasing number of Middle-Eastern immigrants attracted to the opportunity, and peace, that life in smaller-town America has to offer - but that peace is broken by Lisa’s brother Casey. In the face of his own family’s loss, Casey resents Abdul’s success and tries to intimidate him, leveraging his weight as the town cop. Abdul holds his ground and responds to Casey’s misplaced aggression with dignity. ACTOR MUST BE ARABIC-SPEAKING OR HAVE SOME BASIC PROFICIENCY IN ARABIC. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Ali | Male 18 - 23 Years old |
Description Abdul's son, Ali just graduated high-school and is helping his dad around the store before heading off to university. He is a polite, intelligent, hard-working young man who is acutely aware of the town’s prejudice toward immigrants. When it comes to police like Casey and Jon, Ali wants no trouble - he worries about his Dad standing-up to them. ACTOR MUST BE ARABIC-SPEAKING OR HAVE SOME BASIC PROFICIENCY IN ARABIC. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Caterer | All 25 - 45 Years old |
Description This Arab caterer presents creative offerings for Dalia and Omar’s wedding feast - he is proud of his culinary creations and specializes in “nouveau-Palestinian” cuisine. ACTOR MUST BE ARABIC-SPEAKING OR HAVE SOME BASIC PROFICIENCY IN ARABIC | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Imam | Male 35 - 73 Years old |
Description The Islamic cleric presiding over Dalia and Omar's wedding ceremony. ACTOR MUST BE ARABIC-SPEAKING OR HAVE SOME BASIC PROFICIENCY IN ARABIC | ||