Details
Episode:
WINNIPEG ONLY
Union:
Union
Area of media:
TV Series
Network:
BELL MEDIA/CTV Comedy
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
Actra Scale + 50% buyout/advance
Deadline:
May 2, 2023
Shooting starts:
May 23, 2023
Shooting finishes:
July 15, 2023
Shooting locations:
Winnipeg and Area
Cities for response:
Winnipeg
Comments
WINNIPEG ONLY PLEASE!
Storyline
After falling flat on his face in the big city, Paul tries to slip back into life on the rez as if nothing happened, but his eccentric family's not having any of it. On Grouse Lake First Nation, way up in Northern Manitoba, you’ll find a community that lives by its own set of rules. The only way to get up to this isolated fly-in community is on a bumpy nine-passenger bush plane that has a dashboard like an 89’ Corolla and every time it bounces in the air you think you’re going to crash. It’s up on Grouse Lake where you’ll find Paul and Dean, two bickering cousins who have been running the family lodge for years, and their assorted family and friends - amongst whom the worst insult you can hurl at someone is the accusation of "Acting Good." - a common rez expression that people wield against each other whenever they’re perceived to be full of themselves. It’s basically the process of making sure nobody ever gets too big for their britches (and humility is one of the seven sacred teachings after all.) Deep down, "Acting Good" is a celebration of life on the rez. Despite the feelings of isolation, life up north comes with freedom and natural beauty that you don’t often find anywhere else - and lots of good-natured but occasionally barbed ribbing amongst family… and friends so close they might as well be family.
Roles
Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
Principal | DOUG | Male 25 - 45 Years old |
Description Doug works customer service at a DVD rental company. He's a seemingly straightforward, friendly guy who ends being quite duplicitous....Caucasian | ||
Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
Principal | LIL TONY | All 11 - 15 Years old |
Description A mysterious figure who is wise beyond their 12 years...Indigenous | ||
Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
Principal | BUSH KID | All 12 - 17 Years old |
Description This Bush Kid works for Lil Tony. They are tough and intimidating but very serious.Indigenous | ||
Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
Actor | COMMUNITY MEMBER #1 & 2 | All |
Description These Community Members are echoing what the crowd is thinking.Indigenous | ||
Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
Actor | KOOKUM 1 & 2 | Female 40 - 80 Years old |
Description Friendly grandmothers who gossip behind your back. We all know the typeIndigenous |