Short Film
We're Not People
Details
Union:
Non union
Area of media:
Short Film
Network:
Paid?:
No
Deadline:
June 15, 2025
Shooting starts:
July 12, 2025 
Shooting finishes:
July 19, 2025 
Shooting locations:
Oshawa, ON
Cities for response:
Toronto
Comments
Food and transportation will be provided, along with a copy of the project once completed.
Current planned shoot dates are July 12, 13, and 19, with July 19 as an overnight shoot.
Storyline
In a retro-futuristic society that punishes connection as deviance, We’re Not People follows Kasey, a young woman labeled a criminal for harbouring an alien entity. After the state-sanctioned execution of her family, Kasey endures routine parole check-ins and psychological probing from The Manager, a polished man who masks disapproval behind a smile.

Isolated and emotionally numb, she clings to the memory of what she lost. The alien, a luminous being once harboured in her home, offered her presence, understanding, connection. Now, with nothing left tethering her, she seeks reunion.
Roles
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
LeadKaseyFemale 18 - 25 Years old
Description
Kasey is withdrawn, guarded, but her silence holds weight. She’s endured the loss of her family for harbouring an alien. Beneath the blank stares and clipped responses is someone aching for connection. She doesn’t want to reintegrate into society after serving her sentence; she wants meaning, and she'll find it again.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
PrincipalThe ManagerMale 30 - 40 Years old
Description
Polished, performatively warm, quietly menacing. The Manager is the embodiment of customer service. He smiles while he looks down on you. He wants compliance dressed as rehabilitation. His tone is patronizing, his charm uncanny, and his power absolute in the room.