Film School
Details
Union:
Union or Non union
Area of media:
Film School
Network:
Paid?:
No
Rates:
Unpaid student film
Deadline:
Oct 10, 2025
Auditions:
Self-Tapes by Request
Callbacks:
Via Zoom TBC
Shooting starts:
Nov 14, 2025 
Shooting finishes:
Nov 17, 2025 
Shooting locations:
Oakville TBC
Cities for response:
Toronto
Comments
We can accept union and non-union actors through our student agreement with ACTRA. This is a non-paying student film and no permit is required. Actors will receive a copy of the finished film for their demo reel. Meals and possibly transportation will be provided.

This is an experimental film with no audible dialogue.
Storyline
After spending years living abroad, woman returns to her decaying childhood home to reconnect with her mother who barely remembers her. The reunion becomes a nightmare when ghostly whispers begin haunting the house, and the mother believes her daughter’s visit is the cause. Separated by the fluidity of time and space, mother and daughter navigate their memories and dreams, eventually expressing what they locked deep inside through all those years apart from each other.
Roles
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
LeadThe DaughterFemale 20 - 35 Years old
Description
A Mexican immigrant who spent years living abroad, The Daughter returns home in hopes of reconnecting with her mother. The guilt of abandoning her mother haunts her and intensifies the alienation of coming back to the place where she grew up.

Script contains inaudible Spanish dialogue, and actors who speak Spanish are strongly preferred.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
PrincipalThe MotherFemale 50 - 70 Years old
Description
A woman who is deeply hurt by her daughter’s absence, The Mother struggles to recognize her daughter upon her return. She treasures the idea of her daughter as a little girl but struggles to accept her maturity. Her deeply rooted religious beliefs and traditional ways blind her, leading her to believe that her daughter’s presence is a ghost haunting her.

Script contains inaudible Spanish dialogue, and actors who speak Spanish are strongly preferred.