Feature Film
Aversion
Details
Union:
Union
Area of media:
Feature Film
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
ACTRA CIPIP feature. Non-union may audition. Specify union status in submission.
Deadline:
Dec 9, 2022
Shooting starts:
Feb 19, 2023 
Shooting finishes:
Mar 23, 2023 
Shooting locations:
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Cities for response:
Halifax
Storyline
A horror film set in a 1964 mental hospital.
Roles
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
LeadRyanMale 19 - 23 Years old
Description
After defending himself from a gay bashing, deeply closeted Ryan chooses to commit himself to a conversion therapy treatment program in a mental hospital. Lead Role. Nudity: appears nude in non-sexual situations. Ethnicity: Presents as White.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingMrs. LeblancFemale 40 - 55 Years old
Description
Ryan’s mother. A loving wife and stay-at-home mom, Mrs. LeBlanc is focused on her son’s well-being. She longs for a stable and normal life for her family, and she’s struggling with recent events that threaten that stability. Supporting Role. Ethnicity: Presents as White.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingMr. LeBlancMale 40 - 55 Years old
Description
Ryan’s father. Conservative and buttoned-down, Mr. LeBlanc is not one to wear his heart on his sleeve. He withholds his emotions in the way men used to do. He loves his family but is disappointed in and confused by them. Ethnicity: Presents as White.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingSkurdiMale 20 - 30 Years old
Description
A hippie love child and incautious future wielder of flower power. Ethnicity: Presents as White.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingHawkesMale 25 - 55 Years old
Description
A burly orderly. He’s got a tough facade and doesn’t make friends with the patients. Presents as White.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingGillisMale 35 - 55 Years old
Description
An average joe, Gillis has a wife and young child, and is working diligently to get his life back on track after a sexual indiscretion derailed it.