Details
Union:
Non union
Area of media:
DocuDrama
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
NON-UNION: $500.00 per shoot date.
Deadline:
Aug 20, 2025
Shooting starts:
Sept 8, 2025
Shooting finishes:
Oct 10, 2025
Shooting locations:
Winnipeg & environs
Cities for response:
Winnipeg
Comments
Various dramatizations of William Kurelek’s life will be depicted by actors in this docu-drama. Self-taped auditions will be requested from selected submissions to the breakdown. The role of WILLIAM KURELEK will shoot approximately ten dates between September 8 and October 10, 2025. This is a non-union project.
Storyline
Born and raised on the Prairies, William Kurelek (1927-1977) was the oldest of seven children born to poor Ukrainian-Canadian settlers. He was expected to help run the family farm, but his lack of mechanical aptitude made him unsuitable for the tasks at hand. His prominent desire to become a painter led his uneducated, immigrant father to persistently humiliate and criticise him. William revered and despised his father Dmytro - a love/hate relationship persisting throughout their lives. ...As a young boy, William intuited that his destiny was to become a famous Canadian artist.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| SOC | William Kurelek | Male 25 - 45 Years old |
Description William Kurelek was introverted, egoless, refined and utterly passionate about his art. He suffered various aspects of mental illness - depression, depersonalization, and anxiety throughout his life. ... A loner, emotionally abused by a dominating and often cruel father, Kurelek was an outsider in every respect. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| SOC | Dmytro Kurelek | Male 55 - 70 Years old |
Description William Kurelek’s father Dmytro was a Ukrainian immigrant. Domineering, stubborn, with a ‘larger than life’ persona, he was a true old-world patriarch. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| SOC | Mary Kurelek | Female 50 - 65 Years old |
Description William Kurelek’s mother Mary was a hard-working Ukrainian immigrant. Uneducated, she usually deferred to her husband. Stoic by nature, Mary was not prone to displays of affection towards her children. | ||