Film School
Once A Boy
Details
Union:
Union
Area of media:
Film School
Network:
Paid?:
No
Rates:
This is a free student film
Deadline:
Jan 2, 2023
Callbacks:
Jan 9, 2023 
Shooting starts:
Jan 19, 2023 At least a day's shoot is in exterior
Shooting finishes:
Jan 21, 2023 
Shooting locations:
North Vancouver
Cities for response:
Vancouver
Comments
Even though Elaya screen age is 15-17 but actor's has to above 18 years of age. We are not looking at hiring minors.
Storyline
In a post apocalyptic harsh world, a teenage son depends on his mother to survive but a tragic encounter leaves the son with no choice but to continue his journey alone.
Roles
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
LeadMarianneAll 40 - 55 Years old
Description
Elaya’s Mother. She’s a cold but caring mother determined to save her son, no matter the cost. She goes out in the wild to hunt, she is a protector and she is rough and hardened by the environment and circumstances that she has faced.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
LeadElayaMale 15 - 18 Years old
Description
Marianne’s son (acting range 15-18 but non-minor) He is a curious but shy teenager who wants to make his mother proud at all costs, always seeking his mother’s approval. He is protected by his mother and that's why totally dependent on her.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
Supporting LeadBakerMale 30 - 40 Years old
Description
He is a psychotic man, deeply in love with Isabella who is close to death, which is getting him increasingly mad.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
Supporting LeadIsabellaFemale 30 - 40 Years old
Description
She is pregnant and her health has reached the limits due to the harshness of the world, the care of Elaya and Marianne are in vain, doomed to die, she hallucinates thinking better days with Baker.